#8ba7d4

Color #8ba7d4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba7d4

RGB

rgb(139, 167, 212)

HSL

hsl(217, 45.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 34.4%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(67.93, 1.15, -25.97)

LCH

lch(67.93, 26, 272.54)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0729, 259.81)

HWB

hwb(217, 54.5%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4b88b

Analogous

#8bcbd4

#8ba7d4

#938bd4

Triadic

#8ba7d4

#d48ba7

#a7d48b

Split-complementary

#8ba7d4

#d4938b

#cbd48b

Tetradic

#8ba7d4

#b88bd4

#d4b88b

#a7d48b

Square

#8ba7d4

#d48bcb

#d4b88b

#8bd493

Shades

Color #8ba7d4 mixed toward black.

#6087c4

#3f68ab

#2f4e80

#203455

#101a2b

Tints

Color #8ba7d4 mixed toward white.

#9eb6db

#b2c4e2

#c5d3e9

#d8e2f1

#ecf0f8

Tones

Color #8ba7d4 mixed toward gray.

#91a8ce

#97aac8

#9dabc2

#a3adbc

#a9aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898ca · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#9694c8 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#8dc2c0 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba7d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba7d4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8ba7d4 (#8ba7d4) is rgb(139, 167, 212) in RGB.

No, #8ba7d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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