#8cbcd1

Color #8cbcd1

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8cbcd1

RGB

rgb(140, 188, 209)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 42.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 33%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(33%, 10%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(73.64, -10.73, -15.64)

LCH

lch(73.64, 18.97, 235.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0588, 226.72)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 54.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1a18c

Analogous

#8cd1c4

#8cbcd1

#8c99d1

Triadic

#8cbcd1

#d18cbc

#bcd18c

Split-complementary

#8cbcd1

#d18c99

#d1c48c

Tetradic

#8cbcd1

#a18cd1

#d1a18c

#bcd18c

Square

#8cbcd1

#c48cd1

#d1a18c

#99d18c

Shades

Color #8cbcd1 mixed toward black.

#62a4c0

#4288a6

#32667d

#214453

#11222a

Tints

Color #8cbcd1 mixed toward white.

#9fc7d9

#b2d2e0

#c5dde8

#d9e9f0

#ecf4f7

Tones

Color #8cbcd1 mixed toward gray.

#92bacb

#97b7c5

#9db5c0

#a3b3ba

#a9b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cc · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#a09ccb · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#8fc8c7 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cbcd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cbcd1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8cbcd1 (#8cbcd1) is rgb(140, 188, 209) in RGB.

No, #8cbcd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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