#8ea6cd

Color #8ea6cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea6cd

RGB

rgb(142, 166, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 38.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 30.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 19%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.6, 0.78, -22.6)

LCH

lch(67.6, 22.61, 271.98)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0631, 260.06)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 55.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb58e

Analogous

#8ec6cd

#8ea6cd

#958ecd

Triadic

#8ea6cd

#cd8ea6

#a6cd8e

Split-complementary

#8ea6cd

#cd958e

#c6cd8e

Tetradic

#8ea6cd

#b58ecd

#cdb58e

#a6cd8e

Square

#8ea6cd

#cd8ec6

#cdb58e

#8ecd95

Shades

Color #8ea6cd mixed toward black.

#6686bb

#4769a0

#354f78

#233550

#121a28

Tints

Color #8ea6cd mixed toward white.

#a1b5d5

#b4c4de

#c6d2e6

#d9e1ee

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ea6cd mixed toward gray.

#93a7c8

#98a8c2

#9eaabd

#a3abb8

#a8acb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c4 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9896c2 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#8fbdbc · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea6cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea6cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8ea6cd (#8ea6cd) is rgb(142, 166, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ea6cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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