#8ca2cc

Color #8ca2cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca2cc

RGB

rgb(140, 162, 204)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 38.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 31.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.35, 2.18, -23.97)

LCH

lch(66.35, 24.07, 275.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0666, 263.18)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 54.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb68c

Analogous

#8cc2cc

#8ca2cc

#968ccc

Triadic

#8ca2cc

#cc8ca2

#a2cc8c

Split-complementary

#8ca2cc

#cc968c

#c2cc8c

Tetradic

#8ca2cc

#b68ccc

#ccb68c

#a2cc8c

Square

#8ca2cc

#cc8cc2

#ccb68c

#8ccc96

Shades

Color #8ca2cc mixed toward black.

#6482bb

#46659f

#354c77

#233250

#121928

Tints

Color #8ca2cc mixed toward white.

#9fb2d5

#b2c1dd

#c6d1e6

#d9e0ee

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ca2cc mixed toward gray.

#91a4c7

#97a5c1

#9ca7bc

#a1a9b7

#a7aab1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c3 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9593c1 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8dbbba · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca2cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca2cc]

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

#8ca2cc (#8ca2cc) is rgb(140, 162, 204) in RGB.

No, #8ca2cc 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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