#8bbbd5

Color #8bbbd5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 8.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8bbbd5

RGB

rgb(139, 187, 213)

HSL

hsl(201.1, 46.8%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.1, 34.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(73.44, -9.49, -18.13)

LCH

lch(73.44, 20.46, 242.37)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0629, 232.29)

HWB

hwb(201.1, 54.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5a58b

Analogous

#8bd5ca

#8bbbd5

#8b96d5

Triadic

#8bbbd5

#d58bbb

#bbd58b

Split-complementary

#8bbbd5

#d58b96

#d5ca8b

Tetradic

#8bbbd5

#a58bd5

#d5a58b

#bbd58b

Square

#8bbbd5

#ca8bd5

#d5a58b

#96d58b

Shades

Color #8bbbd5 mixed toward black.

#60a2c5

#3e86ac

#2f6481

#1f4356

#10212b

Tints

Color #8bbbd5 mixed toward white.

#9ec6dc

#b2d2e3

#c5ddea

#d8e8f1

#ecf4f8

Tones

Color #8bbbd5 mixed toward gray.

#91b9cf

#97b7c9

#9db5c2

#a4b4bc

#aab2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2cf · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9bce · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#8ecac9 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbbd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbbd5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#8bbbd5 (#8bbbd5) is rgb(139, 187, 213) in RGB.

No, #8bbbd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8bbbd5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast