#8ea5c4

Color #8ea5c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea5c4

RGB

rgb(142, 165, 196)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 31.4%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 27.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 15.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.01, -0.89, -18.51)

LCH

lch(67.01, 18.53, 267.25)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0523, 255.94)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 55.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4ad8e

Analogous

#8ec0c4

#8ea5c4

#928ec4

Triadic

#8ea5c4

#c48ea5

#a5c48e

Split-complementary

#8ea5c4

#c4928e

#c0c48e

Tetradic

#8ea5c4

#ad8ec4

#c4ad8e

#a5c48e

Square

#8ea5c4

#c48ec0

#c4ad8e

#8ec492

Shades

Color #8ea5c4 mixed toward black.

#6988b1

#4d6c94

#3a516f

#27364a

#131b25

Tints

Color #8ea5c4 mixed toward white.

#a1b4ce

#b4c3d8

#c7d2e2

#d9e1eb

#ecf0f5

Tones

Color #8ea5c4 mixed toward gray.

#93a6c0

#97a6bb

#9ca7b7

#a0a8b2

#a5a8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bd · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9795bb · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8fb7b6 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea5c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea5c4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ea5c4 (#8ea5c4) is rgb(142, 165, 196) in RGB.

No, #8ea5c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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