#8cb7d2

Color #8cb7d2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb7d2

RGB

rgb(140, 183, 210)

HSL

hsl(203.1, 43.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.1, 33.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 12.9%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(72.29, -7.82, -18.22)

LCH

lch(72.29, 19.83, 246.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0602, 236.18)

HWB

hwb(203.1, 54.9%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2a78c

Analogous

#8cd2ca

#8cb7d2

#8c94d2

Triadic

#8cb7d2

#d28cb7

#b7d28c

Split-complementary

#8cb7d2

#d28c94

#d2ca8c

Tetradic

#8cb7d2

#a78cd2

#d2a78c

#b7d28c

Square

#8cb7d2

#ca8cd2

#d2a78c

#94d28c

Shades

Color #8cb7d2 mixed toward black.

#629dc2

#4280a8

#31607e

#214054

#10202a

Tints

Color #8cb7d2 mixed toward white.

#9fc3d9

#b2cfe1

#c5dbe8

#d9e7f0

#ecf3f7

Tones

Color #8cb7d2 mixed toward gray.

#92b6cc

#98b4c6

#9db3c0

#a3b2bb

#a9b0b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1cc · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#9e9bca · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#8fc7c6 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb7d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb7d2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8cb7d2 (#8cb7d2) is rgb(140, 183, 210) in RGB.

No, #8cb7d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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