#8ca3d8

Color #8ca3d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca3d8

RGB

rgb(140, 163, 216)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 49.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 35.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(67.07, 4.71, -29.49)

LCH

lch(67.07, 29.86, 279.07)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.082, 266.22)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 54.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c18c

Analogous

#8cc9d8

#8ca3d8

#9b8cd8

Triadic

#8ca3d8

#d88ca3

#a3d88c

Split-complementary

#8ca3d8

#d89b8c

#c9d88c

Tetradic

#8ca3d8

#c18cd8

#d8c18c

#a3d88c

Square

#8ca3d8

#d88cc9

#d8c18c

#8cd89b

Shades

Color #8ca3d8 mixed toward black.

#6080c9

#3c60b1

#2d4885

#1e3059

#0f182c

Tints

Color #8ca3d8 mixed toward white.

#9fb2df

#b2c2e5

#c5d1ec

#d9e0f2

#ecf0f9

Tones

Color #8ca3d8 mixed toward gray.

#92a6d2

#99a8cb

#9fabc5

#a5adbf

#acafb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797cd · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#9593ca · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#8dc3c1 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca3d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca3d8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca3d8 (#8ca3d8) is rgb(140, 163, 216) in RGB.

No, #8ca3d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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