#8caede

Color #8caede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8caede

RGB

rgb(140, 174, 222)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 55.4%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 36.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.9%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(70.26, 0.16, -27.88)

LCH

lch(70.26, 27.88, 270.33)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0792, 257.02)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 54.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#debc8c

Analogous

#8cd7de

#8caede

#938cde

Triadic

#8caede

#de8cae

#aede8c

Split-complementary

#8caede

#de938c

#d7de8c

Tetradic

#8caede

#bc8cde

#debc8c

#aede8c

Square

#8caede

#de8cd7

#debc8c

#8cde93

Shades

Color #8caede mixed toward black.

#5d8dd1

#366dbc

#28528d

#1b375e

#0d1b2f

Tints

Color #8caede mixed toward white.

#9fbce4

#b2c9e9

#c6d7ef

#d9e4f4

#ecf2fa

Tones

Color #8caede mixed toward gray.

#93afd7

#9ab0d0

#a1b2ca

#a7b3c3

#aeb4bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cd4 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9a97d1 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#8ecbc9 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8caede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8caede]

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

#8caede (#8caede) is rgb(140, 174, 222) in RGB.

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

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