#8ab4bd

Color #8ab4bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab4bd

RGB

rgb(138, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(190.6, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.6, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.68, -11.89, -9.15)

LCH

lch(70.68, 15, 217.58)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0467, 212.23)

HWB

hwb(190.6, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd938a

Analogous

#8abdac

#8ab4bd

#8a9abd

Triadic

#8ab4bd

#bd8ab4

#b4bd8a

Split-complementary

#8ab4bd

#bd8a9a

#bdac8a

Tetradic

#8ab4bd

#938abd

#bd938a

#b4bd8a

Square

#8ab4bd

#ac8abd

#bd938a

#9abd8a

Shades

Color #8ab4bd mixed toward black.

#679ea9

#4f818b

#3b6069

#274046

#142023

Tints

Color #8ab4bd mixed toward white.

#9dc0c8

#b1cdd3

#c4d9de

#d8e6e9

#ebf2f4

Tones

Color #8ab4bd mixed toward gray.

#8eb1b9

#92aeb4

#97acb0

#9ba9ac

#9fa6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebb · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#9b98ba · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#8cb9b9 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab4bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8ab4bd (#8ab4bd) is rgb(138, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #8ab4bd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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