#8cb4f7

Color #8cb4f7

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb4f7

RGB

rgb(140, 180, 247)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 87%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 43.3%, 96.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 3.1%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 3.6, -37.48)

LCH

lch(72.85, 37.65, 275.49)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.1062, 260.46)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 54.9%, 3.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f7cf8c

Analogous

#8ce9f7

#8cb4f7

#9a8cf7

Triadic

#8cb4f7

#f78cb4

#b4f78c

Split-complementary

#8cb4f7

#f79a8c

#e9f78c

Tetradic

#8cb4f7

#cf8cf7

#f7cf8c

#b4f78c

Square

#8cb4f7

#f78ce9

#f7cf8c

#8cf79a

Shades

Color #8cb4f7 mixed toward black.

#508df3

#1365ef

#0d4bb5

#083279

#04193c

Tints

Color #8cb4f7 mixed toward white.

#9fc1f8

#b2cdfa

#c6dafb

#d9e6fc

#ecf3fe

Tones

Color #8cb4f7 mixed toward gray.

#95b6ee

#9eb9e5

#a7bbdc

#b0bdd3

#b9bfca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fe9 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#9d99e6 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#8edddb · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb4f7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb4f7]

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

#8cb4f7 (#8cb4f7) is rgb(140, 180, 247) in RGB.

No, #8cb4f7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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