#8ca4d0

Color #8ca4d0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca4d0

RGB

rgb(140, 164, 208)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 42%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 32.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 21.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(67.04, 2.08, -25.13)

LCH

lch(67.04, 25.22, 274.73)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.07, 262.37)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 54.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0b88c

Analogous

#8cc6d0

#8ca4d0

#968cd0

Triadic

#8ca4d0

#d08ca4

#a4d08c

Split-complementary

#8ca4d0

#d0968c

#c6d08c

Tetradic

#8ca4d0

#b88cd0

#d0b88c

#a4d08c

Square

#8ca4d0

#d08cc6

#d0b88c

#8cd096

Shades

Color #8ca4d0 mixed toward black.

#6383bf

#4366a5

#324c7b

#223352

#111929

Tints

Color #8ca4d0 mixed toward white.

#9fb3d8

#b2c2e0

#c5d1e7

#d9e1ef

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ca4d0 mixed toward gray.

#92a6ca

#97a7c5

#9da9bf

#a3abb9

#a8acb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797c7 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#9694c4 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#8dbfbd · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca4d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca4d0]

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

#8ca4d0 (#8ca4d0) is rgb(140, 164, 208) in RGB.

No, #8ca4d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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