#8cb2ff

Color #8cb2ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb2ff

RGB

rgb(140, 178, 255)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.65, 6.95, -42.11)

LCH

lch(72.65, 42.68, 279.37)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.1187, 263.71)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd98c

Analogous

#8cebff

#8cb2ff

#a08cff

Triadic

#8cb2ff

#ff8cb2

#b2ff8c

Split-complementary

#8cb2ff

#ffa08c

#ebff8c

Tetradic

#8cb2ff

#d98cff

#ffd98c

#b2ff8c

Square

#8cb2ff

#ff8ceb

#ffd98c

#8cffa0

Shades

Color #8cb2ff mixed toward black.

#4a86ff

#095aff

#0041c6

#002b84

#001642

Tints

Color #8cb2ff mixed toward white.

#9fbfff

#b3ccff

#c6d9ff

#d9e5ff

#ecf2ff

Tones

Color #8cb2ff mixed toward gray.

#96b5f5

#9fb9ec

#a9bce2

#b3bfd9

#bcc2cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eef · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9c99eb · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8ee2df · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb2ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb2ff]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8cb2ff (#8cb2ff) is rgb(140, 178, 255) in RGB.

No, #8cb2ff 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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