#8cb0f4

Color #8cb0f4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb0f4

RGB

rgb(140, 176, 244)

HSL

hsl(219.2, 82.5%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.2, 42.6%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 4.99, -37.7)

LCH

lch(71.66, 38.03, 277.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.1062, 262.64)

HWB

hwb(219.2, 54.9%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4d08c

Analogous

#8ce4f4

#8cb0f4

#9c8cf4

Triadic

#8cb0f4

#f48cb0

#b0f48c

Split-complementary

#8cb0f4

#f49c8c

#e4f48c

Tetradic

#8cb0f4

#d08cf4

#f4d08c

#b0f48c

Square

#8cb0f4

#f48ce4

#f4d08c

#8cf49c

Shades

Color #8cb0f4 mixed toward black.

#5288ee

#1760e9

#1148af

#0b3075

#06183a

Tints

Color #8cb0f4 mixed toward white.

#9fbdf6

#b2caf8

#c6d8f9

#d9e5fb

#ecf2fd

Tones

Color #8cb0f4 mixed toward gray.

#95b3eb

#9db5e3

#a6b8da

#afbbd1

#b7bdc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9de6 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9b98e2 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#8edad7 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 20.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb0f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb0f4]

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

#8cb0f4 (#8cb0f4) is rgb(140, 176, 244) in RGB.

No, #8cb0f4 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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