#8fcae3

Color #8fcae3

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 3.66 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8fcae3

RGB

rgb(143, 202, 227)

HSL

hsl(197.9, 60%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.9, 37%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(78.24, -12.78, -18.41)

LCH

lch(78.24, 22.41, 235.23)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0701, 226.21)

HWB

hwb(197.9, 56.1%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3a88f

Analogous

#8fe3d2

#8fcae3

#8fa0e3

Triadic

#8fcae3

#e38fca

#cae38f

Split-complementary

#8fcae3

#e38fa0

#e3d28f

Tetradic

#8fcae3

#a88fe3

#e3a88f

#cae38f

Square

#8fcae3

#d28fe3

#e3a88f

#a0e38f

Shades

Color #8fcae3 mixed toward black.

#5eb2d7

#3199c5

#257394

#194d63

#0c2631

Tints

Color #8fcae3 mixed toward white.

#a1d3e8

#b4dcec

#c7e4f1

#daedf6

#ecf6fa

Tones

Color #8fcae3 mixed toward gray.

#96c7dc

#9dc4d5

#a4c1ce

#abbfc7

#b2bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacdd · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a4dc · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#93d9d8 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fcae3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fcae3]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8fcae3 (#8fcae3) is rgb(143, 202, 227) in RGB.

No, #8fcae3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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