#8ea5bf

Color #8ea5bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea5bf

RGB

rgb(142, 165, 191)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 27.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 25.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.84, -2.09, -15.99)

LCH

lch(66.84, 16.13, 262.55)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.046, 251.64)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 55.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa88e

Analogous

#8ebebf

#8ea5bf

#8f8ebf

Triadic

#8ea5bf

#bf8ea5

#a5bf8e

Split-complementary

#8ea5bf

#bf8f8e

#bebf8e

Tetradic

#8ea5bf

#a88ebf

#bfa88e

#a5bf8e

Square

#8ea5bf

#bf8ebe

#bfa88e

#8ebf8f

Shades

Color #8ea5bf mixed toward black.

#6b89ab

#506d8e

#3c526a

#283747

#141b23

Tints

Color #8ea5bf mixed toward white.

#a1b4ca

#b4c3d4

#c7d2df

#d9e1ea

#ecf0f4

Tones

Color #8ea5bf mixed toward gray.

#92a5bb

#96a6b7

#9aa6b3

#9ea6af

#a2a6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999b9 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#9795b8 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#8fb4b3 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea5bf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ea5bf (#8ea5bf) is rgb(142, 165, 191) in RGB.

No, #8ea5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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