#8eb0cf

Color #8eb0cf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb0cf

RGB

rgb(142, 176, 207)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 40.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 31.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 15%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(70.39, -4.22, -19.45)

LCH

lch(70.39, 19.9, 257.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0583, 246.25)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 55.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfad8e

Analogous

#8ecfcd

#8eb0cf

#8e8fcf

Triadic

#8eb0cf

#cf8eb0

#b0cf8e

Split-complementary

#8eb0cf

#cf8e8f

#cfcd8e

Tetradic

#8eb0cf

#ad8ecf

#cfad8e

#b0cf8e

Square

#8eb0cf

#cd8ecf

#cfad8e

#8fcf8e

Shades

Color #8eb0cf mixed toward black.

#6593be

#4576a3

#34597a

#233b52

#111e29

Tints

Color #8eb0cf mixed toward white.

#a1bdd7

#b4cadf

#c6d7e7

#d9e5ef

#ecf2f7

Tones

Color #8eb0cf mixed toward gray.

#93b0ca

#99afc4

#9eafbf

#a4afb9

#a9afb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec8 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#9c99c6 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#90c2c1 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb0cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb0cf]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8eb0cf (#8eb0cf) is rgb(142, 176, 207) in RGB.

No, #8eb0cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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