#8ca5cd

Color #8ca5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca5cd

RGB

rgb(140, 165, 205)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.2, 0.75, -23.22)

LCH

lch(67.2, 23.23, 271.85)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.065, 259.73)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 54.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb48c

Analogous

#8cc5cd

#8ca5cd

#938ccd

Triadic

#8ca5cd

#cd8ca5

#a5cd8c

Split-complementary

#8ca5cd

#cd938c

#c5cd8c

Tetradic

#8ca5cd

#b48ccd

#cdb48c

#a5cd8c

Square

#8ca5cd

#cd8cc5

#cdb48c

#8ccd93

Shades

Color #8ca5cd mixed toward black.

#6486bc

#4669a0

#344e78

#233450

#111a28

Tints

Color #8ca5cd mixed toward white.

#9fb4d5

#b2c3de

#c5d2e6

#d9e1ee

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ca5cd mixed toward gray.

#91a6c8

#97a7c2

#9ca9bd

#a2aab7

#a7abb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798c4 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9694c2 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#8dbdbb · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca5cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8ca5cd (#8ca5cd) is rgb(140, 165, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ca5cd 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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