#8ca3c5

Color #8ca3c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca3c5

RGB

rgb(140, 163, 197)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 32.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 28.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.37, -0.14, -20.05)

LCH

lch(66.37, 20.05, 269.6)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0562, 257.99)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 54.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5ae8c

Analogous

#8cbfc5

#8ca3c5

#928cc5

Triadic

#8ca3c5

#c58ca3

#a3c58c

Split-complementary

#8ca3c5

#c5928c

#bfc58c

Tetradic

#8ca3c5

#ae8cc5

#c5ae8c

#a3c58c

Square

#8ca3c5

#c58cbf

#c5ae8c

#8cc592

Shades

Color #8ca3c5 mixed toward black.

#6785b2

#4b6995

#394f70

#26354b

#131a25

Tints

Color #8ca3c5 mixed toward white.

#9fb2cf

#b2c2d8

#c6d1e2

#d9e0ec

#ecf0f5

Tones

Color #8ca3c5 mixed toward gray.

#91a4c0

#96a5bc

#9aa6b7

#9fa7b2

#a4a8ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

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

#9797bd · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9593bc · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#8db7b6 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca3c5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca3c5 (#8ca3c5) is rgb(140, 163, 197) in RGB.

No, #8ca3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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