#8cb2fc

Color #8cb2fc

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb2fc

RGB

rgb(140, 178, 252)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 94.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 44.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 29.4%, 0%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(72.52, 6.1, -40.69)

LCH

lch(72.52, 41.14, 278.53)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1147, 263.09)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 54.9%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fcd68c

Analogous

#8ceafc

#8cb2fc

#9e8cfc

Triadic

#8cb2fc

#fc8cb2

#b2fc8c

Split-complementary

#8cb2fc

#fc9e8c

#eafc8c

Tetradic

#8cb2fc

#d68cfc

#fcd68c

#b2fc8c

Square

#8cb2fc

#fc8cea

#fcd68c

#8cfc9e

Shades

Color #8cb2fc mixed toward black.

#4c88fa

#0d5df9

#0544bf

#032e7f

#021740

Tints

Color #8cb2fc mixed toward white.

#9fbffc

#b2ccfd

#c6d9fd

#d9e5fe

#ecf2fe

Tones

Color #8cb2fc mixed toward gray.

#96b5f3

#9fb8e9

#a8bbe0

#b1bed7

#bbc1cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eed · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9c99e9 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#8ee0dd · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb2fc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb2fc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8cb2fc (#8cb2fc) is rgb(140, 178, 252) in RGB.

No, #8cb2fc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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