#8ca4c7

Color #8ca4c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca4c7

RGB

rgb(140, 164, 199)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 34.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 29.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(66.71, -0.2, -20.64)

LCH

lch(66.71, 20.64, 269.44)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.058, 257.76)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 54.9%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7af8c

Analogous

#8cc2c7

#8ca4c7

#928cc7

Triadic

#8ca4c7

#c78ca4

#a4c78c

Split-complementary

#8ca4c7

#c7928c

#c2c78c

Tetradic

#8ca4c7

#af8cc7

#c7af8c

#a4c78c

Square

#8ca4c7

#c78cc2

#c7af8c

#8cc792

Shades

Color #8ca4c7 mixed toward black.

#6686b5

#4a6a98

#384f72

#25354c

#131a26

Tints

Color #8ca4c7 mixed toward white.

#9fb3d0

#b2c2da

#c6d2e3

#d9e1ec

#ecf0f6

Tones

Color #8ca4c7 mixed toward gray.

#91a5c2

#96a6bd

#9ba7b8

#a0a8b3

#a5a9ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797bf · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#9694bd · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#8db9b7 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca4c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca4c7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca4c7 (#8ca4c7) is rgb(140, 164, 199) in RGB.

No, #8ca4c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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