#8caebb

Color #8caebb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8caebb

RGB

rgb(140, 174, 187)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.06, -8.55, -10.44)

LCH

lch(69.06, 13.49, 230.68)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0415, 223.15)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb998c

Analogous

#8cbbb0

#8caebb

#8c96bb

Triadic

#8caebb

#bb8cae

#aebb8c

Split-complementary

#8caebb

#bb8c96

#bbb08c

Tetradic

#8caebb

#998cbb

#bb998c

#aebb8c

Square

#8caebb

#b08cbb

#bb998c

#96bb8c

Shades

Color #8caebb mixed toward black.

#6a96a7

#517989

#3d5b67

#283d44

#141e22

Tints

Color #8caebb mixed toward white.

#9fbbc6

#b2c9d2

#c5d6dd

#d9e4e8

#ecf1f4

Tones

Color #8caebb mixed toward gray.

#90acb7

#94aab3

#98a9af

#9ca7ab

#a0a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb8 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#9a97b7 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#8eb6b5 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8caebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8caebb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8caebb (#8caebb) is rgb(140, 174, 187) in RGB.

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

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