#8ab4c7

Color #8ab4c7

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.15 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab4c7

RGB

rgb(138, 180, 199)

HSL

hsl(198.7, 35.3%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.7, 30.7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(70.99, -9.5, -14.18)

LCH

lch(70.99, 17.07, 236.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0527, 227.46)

HWB

hwb(198.7, 54.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c79d8a

Analogous

#8ac7bc

#8ab4c7

#8a96c7

Triadic

#8ab4c7

#c78ab4

#b4c78a

Split-complementary

#8ab4c7

#c78a96

#c7bc8a

Tetradic

#8ab4c7

#9d8ac7

#c79d8a

#b4c78a

Square

#8ab4c7

#bc8ac7

#c79d8a

#96c78a

Shades

Color #8ab4c7 mixed toward black.

#649cb5

#497f98

#375f72

#24404c

#122026

Tints

Color #8ab4c7 mixed toward white.

#9ec1d0

#b1cdda

#c5dae3

#d8e6ec

#ecf3f6

Tones

Color #8ab4c7 mixed toward gray.

#8fb2c2

#94b0bd

#99aeb8

#9eacb3

#a3aaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec3 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#9b98c2 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#8cbfbe · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab4c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab4c7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ab4c7 (#8ab4c7) is rgb(138, 180, 199) in RGB.

No, #8ab4c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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