#8eb0e7

Color #8eb0e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb0e7

RGB

rgb(142, 176, 231)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 65%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 38.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.5%, 23.8%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.26, 1.97, -31.24)

LCH

lch(71.26, 31.3, 273.61)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0881, 259.86)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 55.7%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7c58e

Analogous

#8edce7

#8eb0e7

#988ee7

Triadic

#8eb0e7

#e78eb0

#b0e78e

Split-complementary

#8eb0e7

#e7988e

#dce78e

Tetradic

#8eb0e7

#c58ee7

#e7c58e

#b0e78e

Square

#8eb0e7

#e78edc

#e7c58e

#8ee798

Shades

Color #8eb0e7 mixed toward black.

#5b8cdc

#2b69cd

#214f9a

#163567

#0b1a33

Tints

Color #8eb0e7 mixed toward white.

#a1bdeb

#b4caef

#c6d7f3

#d9e5f7

#ecf2fb

Tones

Color #8eb0e7 mixed toward gray.

#95b2e0

#9db3d8

#a4b5d1

#acb7c9

#b3b9c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9edb · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9c99d8 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#90d2cf · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb0e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb0e7]

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

#8eb0e7 (#8eb0e7) is rgb(142, 176, 231) in RGB.

No, #8eb0e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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