#8eb4d9

Color #8eb4d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb4d9

RGB

rgb(142, 180, 217)

HSL

hsl(209.6, 49.7%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.6, 34.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(71.83, -3.88, -22.74)

LCH

lch(71.83, 23.07, 260.32)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0675, 248.07)

HWB

hwb(209.6, 55.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b38e

Analogous

#8ed9d9

#8eb4d9

#8e8fd9

Triadic

#8eb4d9

#d98eb4

#b4d98e

Split-complementary

#8eb4d9

#d98e8f

#d9d98e

Tetradic

#8eb4d9

#b38ed9

#d9b38e

#b4d98e

Square

#8eb4d9

#d98ed9

#d9b38e

#8fd98e

Shades

Color #8eb4d9 mixed toward black.

#6196ca

#3c78b3

#2d5a86

#1e3c5a

#0f1e2d

Tints

Color #8eb4d9 mixed toward white.

#a1c1df

#b4cde6

#c7daec

#d9e6f2

#ecf3f9

Tones

Color #8eb4d9 mixed toward gray.

#94b4d3

#9bb4cd

#a1b4c6

#a7b4c0

#adb4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0d1 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9bcf · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#90cac9 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb4d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb4d9]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8eb4d9 (#8eb4d9) is rgb(142, 180, 217) in RGB.

No, #8eb4d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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