#8ba6d4

Color #8ba6d4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba6d4

RGB

rgb(139, 166, 212)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 45.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 34.4%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(67.66, 1.71, -26.38)

LCH

lch(67.66, 26.44, 273.71)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0738, 260.96)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 54.5%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4b98b

Analogous

#8bcad4

#8ba6d4

#948bd4

Triadic

#8ba6d4

#d48ba6

#a6d48b

Split-complementary

#8ba6d4

#d4948b

#cad48b

Tetradic

#8ba6d4

#b98bd4

#d4b98b

#a6d48b

Square

#8ba6d4

#d48bca

#d4b98b

#8bd494

Shades

Color #8ba6d4 mixed toward black.

#6085c4

#3f67ab

#2f4d80

#203455

#101a2b

Tints

Color #8ba6d4 mixed toward white.

#9eb5db

#b2c4e2

#c5d2e9

#d8e1f1

#ecf0f8

Tones

Color #8ba6d4 mixed toward gray.

#91a8ce

#97a9c8

#9dabc2

#a3acbc

#a9aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798ca · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#9694c8 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#8dc2c0 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba6d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba6d4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ba6d4 (#8ba6d4) is rgb(139, 166, 212) in RGB.

No, #8ba6d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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