#8ca3d4

Color #8ca3d4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca3d4

RGB

rgb(140, 163, 212)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 45.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 34%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 23.1%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(66.92, 3.67, -27.52)

LCH

lch(66.92, 27.76, 277.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0764, 264.97)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 54.9%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4bd8c

Analogous

#8cc7d4

#8ca3d4

#998cd4

Triadic

#8ca3d4

#d48ca3

#a3d48c

Split-complementary

#8ca3d4

#d4998c

#c7d48c

Tetradic

#8ca3d4

#bd8cd4

#d4bd8c

#a3d48c

Square

#8ca3d4

#d48cc7

#d4bd8c

#8cd499

Shades

Color #8ca3d4 mixed toward black.

#6181c4

#4062ab

#304a80

#203155

#10192b

Tints

Color #8ca3d4 mixed toward white.

#9fb2db

#b2c2e2

#c5d1e9

#d9e0f1

#ecf0f8

Tones

Color #8ca3d4 mixed toward gray.

#92a5ce

#98a7c8

#9ea9c2

#a4acbc

#aaaeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ca · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9593c7 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#8dc1bf · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca3d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca3d4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca3d4 (#8ca3d4) is rgb(140, 163, 212) in RGB.

No, #8ca3d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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