#8ca7cd

Color #8ca7cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca7cd

RGB

rgb(140, 167, 205)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.74, -0.36, -22.39)

LCH

lch(67.74, 22.39, 269.08)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0632, 256.93)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 54.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb28c

Analogous

#8cc7cd

#8ca7cd

#918ccd

Triadic

#8ca7cd

#cd8ca7

#a7cd8c

Split-complementary

#8ca7cd

#cd918c

#c7cd8c

Tetradic

#8ca7cd

#b28ccd

#cdb28c

#a7cd8c

Square

#8ca7cd

#cd8cc7

#cdb28c

#8ccd91

Shades

Color #8ca7cd mixed toward black.

#6488bc

#466ba0

#345078

#233650

#111b28

Tints

Color #8ca7cd mixed toward white.

#9fb6d5

#b2c4de

#c5d3e6

#d9e2ee

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ca7cd mixed toward gray.

#91a8c8

#97a9c2

#9caabd

#a2abb7

#a7abb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899c5 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#9795c3 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#8ebebc · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca7cd]

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

#8ca7cd (#8ca7cd) is rgb(140, 167, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ca7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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