#8eaebe

Color #8eaebe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaebe

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 190)

HSL

hsl(200, 27%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 25.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(69.28, -7.24, -11.76)

LCH

lch(69.28, 13.81, 238.38)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.042, 229.64)

HWB

hwb(200, 55.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9e8e

Analogous

#8ebeb6

#8eaebe

#8e96be

Triadic

#8eaebe

#be8eae

#aebe8e

Split-complementary

#8eaebe

#be8e96

#beb68e

Tetradic

#8eaebe

#9e8ebe

#be9e8e

#aebe8e

Square

#8eaebe

#b68ebe

#be9e8e

#96be8e

Shades

Color #8eaebe mixed toward black.

#6b95aa

#51798d

#3d5a69

#283c46

#141e23

Tints

Color #8eaebe mixed toward white.

#a1bcc9

#b4c9d4

#c6d7df

#d9e4e9

#ecf2f4

Tones

Color #8eaebe mixed toward gray.

#92adba

#96abb6

#9aaab2

#9ea9ae

#a2a7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dba · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9b99b9 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#90b7b7 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaebe]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8eaebe (#8eaebe) is rgb(142, 174, 190) in RGB.

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

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