#8ea7cd

Color #8ea7cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea7cd

RGB

rgb(142, 167, 205)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 38.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 30.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.87, 0.23, -22.18)

LCH

lch(67.87, 22.18, 270.59)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0622, 258.6)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 55.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb48e

Analogous

#8ec6cd

#8ea7cd

#948ecd

Triadic

#8ea7cd

#cd8ea7

#a7cd8e

Split-complementary

#8ea7cd

#cd948e

#c6cd8e

Tetradic

#8ea7cd

#b48ecd

#cdb48e

#a7cd8e

Square

#8ea7cd

#cd8ec6

#cdb48e

#8ecd94

Shades

Color #8ea7cd mixed toward black.

#6688bb

#476aa0

#355078

#233550

#121b28

Tints

Color #8ea7cd mixed toward white.

#a1b6d5

#b4c4de

#c6d3e6

#d9e2ee

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ea7cd mixed toward gray.

#93a8c8

#98a9c2

#9eaabd

#a3abb8

#a8acb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ac5 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9896c3 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#8fbebc · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea7cd]

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

#8ea7cd (#8ea7cd) is rgb(142, 167, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ea7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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