#8eb5d9

Color #8eb5d9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb5d9

RGB

rgb(142, 181, 217)

HSL

hsl(208.8, 49.7%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.8, 34.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 16.6%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.1, -4.42, -22.32)

LCH

lch(72.1, 22.75, 258.8)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.067, 246.69)

HWB

hwb(208.8, 55.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b28e

Analogous

#8ed9d8

#8eb5d9

#8e90d9

Triadic

#8eb5d9

#d98eb5

#b5d98e

Split-complementary

#8eb5d9

#d98e90

#d9d88e

Tetradic

#8eb5d9

#b28ed9

#d9b28e

#b5d98e

Square

#8eb5d9

#d88ed9

#d9b28e

#90d98e

Shades

Color #8eb5d9 mixed toward black.

#6198ca

#3c7ab3

#2d5c86

#1e3d5a

#0f1f2d

Tints

Color #8eb5d9 mixed toward white.

#a1c1df

#b4cee6

#c7daec

#d9e6f2

#ecf3f9

Tones

Color #8eb5d9 mixed toward gray.

#94b5d3

#9bb5cd

#a1b4c6

#a7b4c0

#adb4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1d1 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9bcf · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#90cac9 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb5d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb5d9]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8eb5d9 (#8eb5d9) is rgb(142, 181, 217) in RGB.

No, #8eb5d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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