#8cb2c9

Color #8cb2c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb2c9

RGB

rgb(140, 178, 201)

HSL

hsl(202.6, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.6, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.62, -7.36, -15.82)

LCH

lch(70.62, 17.45, 245.05)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0528, 235.02)

HWB

hwb(202.6, 54.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9a38c

Analogous

#8cc9c2

#8cb2c9

#8c94c9

Triadic

#8cb2c9

#c98cb2

#b2c98c

Split-complementary

#8cb2c9

#c98c94

#c9c28c

Tetradic

#8cb2c9

#a38cc9

#c9a38c

#b2c98c

Square

#8cb2c9

#c28cc9

#c9a38c

#94c98c

Shades

Color #8cb2c9 mixed toward black.

#6598b7

#497c9b

#375d74

#243e4d

#121f27

Tints

Color #8cb2c9 mixed toward white.

#9fbfd2

#b2ccdb

#c6d9e4

#d9e5ed

#ecf2f6

Tones

Color #8cb2c9 mixed toward gray.

#91b1c4

#96b0bf

#9baeba

#a0adb5

#a6acb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec4 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#9c99c2 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#8ebfbf · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb2c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb2c9]

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Frequently asked questions

#8cb2c9 (#8cb2c9) is rgb(140, 178, 201) in RGB.

No, #8cb2c9 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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