#8dc6dd

Color #8dc6dd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8dc6dd

RGB

rgb(141, 198, 221)

HSL

hsl(197.3, 54.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.3, 36.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.2%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(76.84, -12.73, -17.31)

LCH

lch(76.84, 21.49, 233.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0672, 225)

HWB

hwb(197.3, 55.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dda48d

Analogous

#8dddcc

#8dc6dd

#8d9edd

Triadic

#8dc6dd

#dd8dc6

#c6dd8d

Split-complementary

#8dc6dd

#dd8d9e

#ddcc8d

Tetradic

#8dc6dd

#a48ddd

#dda48d

#c6dd8d

Square

#8dc6dd

#cc8ddd

#dda48d

#9edd8d

Shades

Color #8dc6dd mixed toward black.

#5fafcf

#3794ba

#2a6f8b

#1c4a5d

#0e252e

Tints

Color #8dc6dd mixed toward white.

#a0cfe3

#b3d9e8

#c6e2ee

#d9ecf4

#ecf5f9

Tones

Color #8dc6dd mixed toward gray.

#94c3d6

#9ac0d0

#a1bec9

#a8bbc2

#aeb8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9d8 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a1d6 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#91d3d2 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8dc6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8dc6dd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8dc6dd (#8dc6dd) is rgb(141, 198, 221) in RGB.

No, #8dc6dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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