#8ca9cb

Color #8ca9cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca9cb

RGB

rgb(140, 169, 203)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 37.7%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 31%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.21, -1.96, -20.57)

LCH

lch(68.21, 20.66, 264.56)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0592, 252.61)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 54.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbae8c

Analogous

#8cc9cb

#8ca9cb

#8f8ccb

Triadic

#8ca9cb

#cb8ca9

#a9cb8c

Split-complementary

#8ca9cb

#cb8f8c

#c9cb8c

Tetradic

#8ca9cb

#ae8ccb

#cbae8c

#a9cb8c

Square

#8ca9cb

#cb8cc9

#cbae8c

#8ccb8f

Shades

Color #8ca9cb mixed toward black.

#658cb9

#476f9e

#355376

#24374f

#121c27

Tints

Color #8ca9cb mixed toward white.

#9fb7d4

#b2c6dc

#c6d4e5

#d9e2ee

#ecf1f6

Tones

Color #8ca9cb mixed toward gray.

#91aac6

#97aac1

#9caabb

#a1abb6

#a6abb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ac3 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#9895c2 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#8ebdbc · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca9cb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ca9cb (#8ca9cb) is rgb(140, 169, 203) in RGB.

No, #8ca9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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