#8cc9ff

Color #8cc9ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8cc9ff

RGB

rgb(140, 201, 255)

HSL

hsl(208.2, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.2, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.79, -5.64, -32.58)

LCH

lch(78.79, 33.06, 260.18)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0991, 246.13)

HWB

hwb(208.2, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffc28c

Analogous

#8cfffc

#8cc9ff

#8c90ff

Triadic

#8cc9ff

#ff8cc9

#c9ff8c

Split-complementary

#8cc9ff

#ff8c90

#fffc8c

Tetradic

#8cc9ff

#c28cff

#ffc28c

#c9ff8c

Square

#8cc9ff

#fc8cff

#ffc28c

#90ff8c

Shades

Color #8cc9ff mixed toward black.

#4aaaff

#098bff

#0069c6

#004684

#002342

Tints

Color #8cc9ff mixed toward white.

#9fd2ff

#b3dbff

#c6e4ff

#d9edff

#ecf6ff

Tones

Color #8cc9ff mixed toward gray.

#96c8f5

#9fc8ec

#a9c7e2

#b3c7d9

#bcc6cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaf3 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a1f0 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#90eae7 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8cc9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cc9ff]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8cc9ff (#8cc9ff) is rgb(140, 201, 255) in RGB.

No, #8cc9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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