#8ca3de

Color #8ca3de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca3de

RGB

rgb(140, 163, 222)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 55.4%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 36.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(67.31, 6.3, -32.43)

LCH

lch(67.31, 33.04, 280.99)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0903, 267.71)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 54.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec78c

Analogous

#8cccde

#8ca3de

#9e8cde

Triadic

#8ca3de

#de8ca3

#a3de8c

Split-complementary

#8ca3de

#de9e8c

#ccde8c

Tetradic

#8ca3de

#c78cde

#dec78c

#a3de8c

Square

#8ca3de

#de8ccc

#dec78c

#8cde9e

Shades

Color #8ca3de mixed toward black.

#5d7dd1

#365bbc

#28448d

#1b2e5e

#0d172f

Tints

Color #8ca3de mixed toward white.

#9fb2e4

#b2c2e9

#c6d1ef

#d9e0f4

#ecf0fa

Tones

Color #8ca3de mixed toward gray.

#93a6d7

#9aa9d0

#a1acca

#a7afc3

#aeb2bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797d2 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9593cf · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#8dc7c5 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca3de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca3de]

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

#8ca3de (#8ca3de) is rgb(140, 163, 222) in RGB.

No, #8ca3de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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