#8bbccc

Color #8bbccc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbccc

RGB

rgb(139, 188, 204)

HSL

hsl(194.8, 38.9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.8, 31.9%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.42, -12.24, -13.25)

LCH

lch(73.42, 18.04, 227.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0563, 220.03)

HWB

hwb(194.8, 54.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc9b8b

Analogous

#8bccbc

#8bbccc

#8b9ccc

Triadic

#8bbccc

#cc8bbc

#bccc8b

Split-complementary

#8bbccc

#cc8b9c

#ccbc8b

Tetradic

#8bbccc

#9b8bcc

#cc9b8b

#bccc8b

Square

#8bbccc

#bc8bcc

#cc9b8b

#9ccc8b

Shades

Color #8bbccc mixed toward black.

#63a5bb

#46899f

#346777

#23444f

#112228

Tints

Color #8bbccc mixed toward white.

#9ec7d5

#b2d2dd

#c5dee6

#d8e9ee

#ecf4f7

Tones

Color #8bbccc mixed toward gray.

#91b9c7

#96b7c1

#9bb4bc

#a1b1b6

#a6aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c8 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#a09cc7 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#8ec5c5 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbccc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8bbccc (#8bbccc) is rgb(139, 188, 204) in RGB.

No, #8bbccc 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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