#8cd5e2

Color #8cd5e2

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8cd5e2

RGB

rgb(140, 213, 226)

HSL

hsl(189.1, 59.7%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.1, 38.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(81.1, -19.45, -13.59)

LCH

lch(81.1, 23.73, 214.94)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0748, 209.93)

HWB

hwb(189.1, 54.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2998c

Analogous

#8ce2c4

#8cd5e2

#8caae2

Triadic

#8cd5e2

#e28cd5

#d5e28c

Split-complementary

#8cd5e2

#e28caa

#e2c48c

Tetradic

#8cd5e2

#998ce2

#e2998c

#d5e28c

Square

#8cd5e2

#c48ce2

#e2998c

#aae28c

Shades

Color #8cd5e2 mixed toward black.

#5bc3d6

#31adc3

#258292

#195661

#0c2b31

Tints

Color #8cd5e2 mixed toward white.

#9fdce7

#b2e3ec

#c6eaf1

#d9f1f5

#ecf8fa

Tones

Color #8cd5e2 mixed toward gray.

#93d0db

#9acbd4

#a2c6cd

#a9c1c5

#b0bcbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1df · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#aca6de · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#91dcdc · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cd5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cd5e2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#8cd5e2 (#8cd5e2) is rgb(140, 213, 226) in RGB.

No, #8cd5e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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