#8ca4ec

Color #8ca4ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca4ec

RGB

rgb(140, 164, 236)

HSL

hsl(225, 71.6%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 40.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 30.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(68.15, 9.53, -38.8)

LCH

lch(68.15, 39.95, 283.8)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1085, 269.47)

HWB

hwb(225, 54.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd48c

Analogous

#8cd4ec

#8ca4ec

#a48cec

Triadic

#8ca4ec

#ec8ca4

#a4ec8c

Split-complementary

#8ca4ec

#eca48c

#d4ec8c

Tetradic

#8ca4ec

#d48cec

#ecd48c

#a4ec8c

Square

#8ca4ec

#ec8cd4

#ecd48c

#8ceca4

Shades

Color #8ca4ec mixed toward black.

#5679e3

#2450d7

#1b3ca1

#12286b

#091436

Tints

Color #8ca4ec mixed toward white.

#9fb3ef

#b2c2f2

#c5d1f5

#d9e1f9

#ecf0fc

Tones

Color #8ca4ec mixed toward gray.

#94a8e4

#9cacdc

#a4b0d4

#acb4cc

#b4b8c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797dd · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9694da · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#8dd1ce · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca4ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca4ec (#8ca4ec) is rgb(140, 164, 236) in RGB.

No, #8ca4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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