#8badbb

Color #8badbb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8badbb

RGB

rgb(139, 173, 187)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.72, -8.32, -10.96)

LCH

lch(68.72, 13.76, 232.8)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0423, 224.81)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb998b

Analogous

#8bbbb1

#8badbb

#8b95bb

Triadic

#8badbb

#bb8bad

#adbb8b

Split-complementary

#8badbb

#bb8b95

#bbb18b

Tetradic

#8badbb

#998bbb

#bb998b

#adbb8b

Square

#8badbb

#b18bbb

#bb998b

#95bb8b

Shades

Color #8badbb mixed toward black.

#6995a7

#507889

#3c5a67

#283c44

#141e22

Tints

Color #8badbb mixed toward white.

#9ebbc6

#b2c8d2

#c5d6dd

#d8e4e8

#ecf1f4

Tones

Color #8badbb mixed toward gray.

#8fabb7

#93aab3

#97a8af

#9ba6ab

#9fa5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb8 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#9996b7 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#8db5b5 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8badbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8badbb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8badbb (#8badbb) is rgb(139, 173, 187) in RGB.

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

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