#8cb7ca

Color #8cb7ca

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb7ca

RGB

rgb(140, 183, 202)

HSL

hsl(198.4, 36.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.4, 30.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.03, -9.79, -14.24)

LCH

lch(72.03, 17.28, 235.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0533, 226.82)

HWB

hwb(198.4, 54.9%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ca9f8c

Analogous

#8ccabe

#8cb7ca

#8c98ca

Triadic

#8cb7ca

#ca8cb7

#b7ca8c

Split-complementary

#8cb7ca

#ca8c98

#cabe8c

Tetradic

#8cb7ca

#9f8cca

#ca9f8c

#b7ca8c

Square

#8cb7ca

#be8cca

#ca9f8c

#98ca8c

Shades

Color #8cb7ca mixed toward black.

#659fb8

#48829c

#366275

#24414e

#122127

Tints

Color #8cb7ca mixed toward white.

#9fc3d3

#b2cfdc

#c6dbe5

#d9e7ed

#ecf3f6

Tones

Color #8cb7ca mixed toward gray.

#91b5c5

#96b3c0

#9cb1bb

#a1afb5

#a6adb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1c6 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9bc5 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#8fc2c1 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb7ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb7ca]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8cb7ca (#8cb7ca) is rgb(140, 183, 202) in RGB.

No, #8cb7ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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