#8bafbb

Color #8bafbb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8bafbb

RGB

rgb(139, 175, 187)

HSL

hsl(195, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.28, -9.4, -10.13)

LCH

lch(69.28, 13.82, 227.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0428, 220.17)

HWB

hwb(195, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb978b

Analogous

#8bbbaf

#8bafbb

#8b97bb

Triadic

#8bafbb

#bb8baf

#afbb8b

Split-complementary

#8bafbb

#bb8b97

#bbaf8b

Tetradic

#8bafbb

#978bbb

#bb978b

#afbb8b

Square

#8bafbb

#af8bbb

#bb978b

#97bb8b

Shades

Color #8bafbb mixed toward black.

#6997a7

#507b89

#3c5c67

#283d44

#141f22

Tints

Color #8bafbb mixed toward white.

#9ebcc6

#b2cad2

#c5d7dd

#d8e4e8

#ecf2f4

Tones

Color #8bafbb mixed toward gray.

#8fadb7

#93abb3

#97a9af

#9ba7ab

#9fa5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb8 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#9a97b8 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#8db6b5 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bafbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bafbb]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8bafbb (#8bafbb) is rgb(139, 175, 187) in RGB.

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

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