#8ca0cd

Color #8ca0cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca0cd

RGB

rgb(140, 160, 205)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 3.55, -25.29)

LCH

lch(65.84, 25.54, 277.99)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.07, 265.98)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 54.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb98c

Analogous

#8cc0cd

#8ca0cd

#988ccd

Triadic

#8ca0cd

#cd8ca0

#a0cd8c

Split-complementary

#8ca0cd

#cd988c

#c0cd8c

Tetradic

#8ca0cd

#b98ccd

#cdb98c

#a0cd8c

Square

#8ca0cd

#cd8cc0

#cdb98c

#8ccd98

Shades

Color #8ca0cd mixed toward black.

#647fbc

#4662a0

#344978

#233150

#111828

Tints

Color #8ca0cd mixed toward white.

#9fb0d5

#b2c0de

#c5cfe6

#d9dfee

#eceff7

Tones

Color #8ca0cd mixed toward gray.

#91a2c8

#97a4c2

#9ca6bd

#a2a8b7

#a7aab2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595c3 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9492c1 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#8dbbb9 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca0cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca0cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca0cd (#8ca0cd) is rgb(140, 160, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ca0cd 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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