#8ecbec

Color #8ecbec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8ecbec

RGB

rgb(142, 203, 236)

HSL

hsl(201.1, 71.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.1, 39.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.8%, 14%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(78.76, -11.26, -22.46)

LCH

lch(78.76, 25.12, 243.37)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0779, 232.62)

HWB

hwb(201.1, 55.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecaf8e

Analogous

#8eecde

#8ecbec

#8e9cec

Triadic

#8ecbec

#ec8ecb

#cbec8e

Split-complementary

#8ecbec

#ec8e9c

#ecde8e

Tetradic

#8ecbec

#af8eec

#ecaf8e

#cbec8e

Square

#8ecbec

#de8eec

#ecaf8e

#9cec8e

Shades

Color #8ecbec mixed toward black.

#58b2e3

#2499d8

#1b72a2

#124c6c

#092636

Tints

Color #8ecbec mixed toward white.

#a1d4ef

#b4dcf2

#c6e5f5

#d9eef9

#ecf6fc

Tones

Color #8ecbec mixed toward gray.

#96c9e4

#9ec6dc

#a5c4d4

#adc2cd

#b5bfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acace5 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a8a3e3 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#92dfdd · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ecbec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ecbec]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#8ecbec (#8ecbec) is rgb(142, 203, 236) in RGB.

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

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