#8ca9cd

Color #8ca9cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca9cd

RGB

rgb(140, 169, 205)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.28, -1.46, -21.56)

LCH

lch(68.28, 21.61, 266.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0617, 254)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 54.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb08c

Analogous

#8cc9cd

#8ca9cd

#8f8ccd

Triadic

#8ca9cd

#cd8ca9

#a9cd8c

Split-complementary

#8ca9cd

#cd8f8c

#c9cd8c

Tetradic

#8ca9cd

#b08ccd

#cdb08c

#a9cd8c

Square

#8ca9cd

#cd8cc9

#cdb08c

#8ccd8f

Shades

Color #8ca9cd mixed toward black.

#648bbc

#466ea0

#345378

#233750

#111c28

Tints

Color #8ca9cd mixed toward white.

#9fb7d5

#b2c6de

#c5d4e6

#d9e2ee

#ecf1f7

Tones

Color #8ca9cd mixed toward gray.

#91a9c8

#97aac2

#9cabbd

#a2abb7

#a7acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ac5 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9895c3 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#8ebebd · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca9cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#8ca9cd (#8ca9cd) is rgb(140, 169, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ca9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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