#8cb8f5

Color #8cb8f5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb8f5

RGB

rgb(140, 184, 245)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 84%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 42.9%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(73.83, 0.83, -34.87)

LCH

lch(73.83, 34.88, 271.36)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0998, 256.67)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 54.9%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5c98c

Analogous

#8cecf5

#8cb8f5

#958cf5

Triadic

#8cb8f5

#f58cb8

#b8f58c

Split-complementary

#8cb8f5

#f5958c

#ecf58c

Tetradic

#8cb8f5

#c98cf5

#f5c98c

#b8f58c

Square

#8cb8f5

#f58cec

#f5c98c

#8cf595

Shades

Color #8cb8f5 mixed toward black.

#5193f0

#166feb

#0f53b1

#0a3776

#051c3b

Tints

Color #8cb8f5 mixed toward white.

#9fc4f7

#b2d0f8

#c6dbfa

#d9e7fc

#ecf3fd

Tones

Color #8cb8f5 mixed toward gray.

#95b9ec

#9ebbe4

#a6bcdb

#afbed2

#b8bfc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1e8 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9be5 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#8fdddb · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb8f5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb8f5]

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

#8cb8f5 (#8cb8f5) is rgb(140, 184, 245) in RGB.

No, #8cb8f5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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