#8fb4e5

Color #8fb4e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8fb4e5

RGB

rgb(143, 180, 229)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 62.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 37.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(72.32, -0.5, -28.52)

LCH

lch(72.32, 28.52, 269)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0816, 255.59)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 56.1%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c08f

Analogous

#8fdfe5

#8fb4e5

#958fe5

Triadic

#8fb4e5

#e58fb4

#b4e58f

Split-complementary

#8fb4e5

#e5958f

#dfe58f

Tetradic

#8fb4e5

#c08fe5

#e5c08f

#b4e58f

Square

#8fb4e5

#e58fdf

#e5c08f

#8fe595

Shades

Color #8fb4e5 mixed toward black.

#5d92d9

#2f71c9

#235597

#173965

#0c1c32

Tints

Color #8fb4e5 mixed toward white.

#a2c0e9

#b4cdee

#c7d9f2

#dae6f6

#ecf2fb

Tones

Color #8fb4e5 mixed toward gray.

#96b5de

#9db6d7

#a4b7cf

#acb8c8

#b3b9c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1da · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9bd8 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#91d2d0 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8fb4e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fb4e5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8fb4e5 (#8fb4e5) is rgb(143, 180, 229) in RGB.

No, #8fb4e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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