#8cb4e8

Color #8cb4e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb4e8

RGB

rgb(140, 180, 232)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 66.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 39.7%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(72.26, -0.49, -30.26)

LCH

lch(72.26, 30.26, 269.07)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0869, 255.2)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 54.9%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8c08c

Analogous

#8ce2e8

#8cb4e8

#928ce8

Triadic

#8cb4e8

#e88cb4

#b4e88c

Split-complementary

#8cb4e8

#e8928c

#e2e88c

Tetradic

#8cb4e8

#c08ce8

#e8c08c

#b4e88c

Square

#8cb4e8

#e88ce2

#e8c08c

#8ce892

Shades

Color #8cb4e8 mixed toward black.

#5892de

#2971cf

#1f559b

#153967

#0a1c34

Tints

Color #8cb4e8 mixed toward white.

#9fc0ec

#b2cdf0

#c5d9f3

#d9e6f7

#ecf2fb

Tones

Color #8cb4e8 mixed toward gray.

#93b5e0

#9bb6d9

#a3b7d1

#abb8c9

#b2b9c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fdd · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#9d99da · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#8ed4d1 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb4e8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8cb4e8 (#8cb4e8) is rgb(140, 180, 232) in RGB.

No, #8cb4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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