#8ecdde

Color #8ecdde

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ecdde

RGB

rgb(142, 205, 222)

HSL

hsl(192.8, 54.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.8, 36%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 7.7%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(78.86, -15.84, -14.8)

LCH

lch(78.86, 21.68, 223.06)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0683, 216.48)

HWB

hwb(192.8, 55.7%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de9f8e

Analogous

#8edec7

#8ecdde

#8ea5de

Triadic

#8ecdde

#de8ecd

#cdde8e

Split-complementary

#8ecdde

#de8ea5

#dec78e

Tetradic

#8ecdde

#9f8ede

#de9f8e

#cdde8e

Square

#8ecdde

#c78ede

#de9f8e

#a5de8e

Shades

Color #8ecdde mixed toward black.

#5fb8d0

#37a0bc

#29788d

#1b505e

#0e282f

Tints

Color #8ecdde mixed toward white.

#a1d5e4

#b4dee9

#c7e6ef

#d9eef4

#ecf7fa

Tones

Color #8ecdde mixed toward gray.

#95c9d7

#9bc5d1

#a2c2ca

#a9bec3

#afbabd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaeda · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a4d9 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#92d7d6 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ecdde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ecdde]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#8ecdde (#8ecdde) is rgb(142, 205, 222) in RGB.

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

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