#8baccf

Color #8baccf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8baccf

RGB

rgb(139, 172, 207)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 41.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 32.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.11, -2.9, -21.41)

LCH

lch(69.11, 21.61, 262.29)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0626, 250.2)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 54.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfae8b

Analogous

#8bcecf

#8baccf

#8c8bcf

Triadic

#8baccf

#cf8bac

#accf8b

Split-complementary

#8baccf

#cf8c8b

#cecf8b

Tetradic

#8baccf

#ae8bcf

#cfae8b

#accf8b

Square

#8baccf

#cf8bce

#cfae8b

#8bcf8c

Shades

Color #8baccf mixed toward black.

#628fbe

#4372a3

#33557a

#223952

#111c29

Tints

Color #8baccf mixed toward white.

#9ebad7

#b2c8df

#c5d5e7

#d8e3ef

#ecf1f7

Tones

Color #8baccf mixed toward gray.

#90acc9

#96acc4

#9cacbe

#a2adb8

#a7adb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bc7 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#9896c5 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#8dc1bf · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8baccf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8baccf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8baccf (#8baccf) is rgb(139, 172, 207) in RGB.

No, #8baccf 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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