#8ca2c8

Color #8ca2c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca2c8

RGB

rgb(140, 162, 200)

HSL

hsl(218, 35.3%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 30%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(66.2, 1.17, -21.97)

LCH

lch(66.2, 22, 273.05)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0611, 261.25)

HWB

hwb(218, 54.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8b28c

Analogous

#8cc0c8

#8ca2c8

#948cc8

Triadic

#8ca2c8

#c88ca2

#a2c88c

Split-complementary

#8ca2c8

#c8948c

#c0c88c

Tetradic

#8ca2c8

#b28cc8

#c8b28c

#a2c88c

Square

#8ca2c8

#c88cc0

#c8b28c

#8cc894

Shades

Color #8ca2c8 mixed toward black.

#6683b6

#496799

#374d73

#25334d

#121a26

Tints

Color #8ca2c8 mixed toward white.

#9fb2d1

#b2c1da

#c6d1e4

#d9e0ed

#ecf0f6

Tones

Color #8ca2c8 mixed toward gray.

#91a3c3

#96a5be

#9ba6b9

#a0a7b4

#a5a9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c0 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9593be · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#8db9b7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca2c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca2c8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca2c8 (#8ca2c8) is rgb(140, 162, 200) in RGB.

No, #8ca2c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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