#8cb0df

Color #8cb0df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb0df

RGB

rgb(140, 176, 223)

HSL

hsl(214, 56.5%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 37.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(70.84, -0.68, -27.54)

LCH

lch(70.84, 27.55, 268.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0788, 255.29)

HWB

hwb(214, 54.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfbb8c

Analogous

#8cdadf

#8cb0df

#928cdf

Triadic

#8cb0df

#df8cb0

#b0df8c

Split-complementary

#8cb0df

#df928c

#dadf8c

Tetradic

#8cb0df

#bb8cdf

#dfbb8c

#b0df8c

Square

#8cb0df

#df8cda

#dfbb8c

#8cdf92

Shades

Color #8cb0df mixed toward black.

#5d8fd2

#3570bd

#27548e

#1a385f

#0d1c2f

Tints

Color #8cb0df mixed toward white.

#9fbde4

#b2caea

#c6d8ef

#d9e5f4

#ecf2fa

Tones

Color #8cb0df mixed toward gray.

#93b1d8

#9ab2d1

#a1b3ca

#a8b4c3

#afb5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd5 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#9b98d2 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#8eccca · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb0df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb0df]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8cb0df (#8cb0df) is rgb(140, 176, 223) in RGB.

No, #8cb0df 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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