#8cb7da

Color #8cb7da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb7da

RGB

rgb(140, 183, 218)

HSL

hsl(206.9, 51.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.9, 35.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(72.56, -5.8, -22.17)

LCH

lch(72.56, 22.92, 255.34)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0683, 243.4)

HWB

hwb(206.9, 54.9%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daaf8c

Analogous

#8cdad6

#8cb7da

#8c90da

Triadic

#8cb7da

#da8cb7

#b7da8c

Split-complementary

#8cb7da

#da8c90

#dad68c

Tetradic

#8cb7da

#af8cda

#daaf8c

#b7da8c

Square

#8cb7da

#d68cda

#daaf8c

#90da8c

Shades

Color #8cb7da mixed toward black.

#5f9bcb

#3a7eb5

#2c5e87

#1d3f5a

#0f1f2d

Tints

Color #8cb7da mixed toward white.

#9fc3e0

#b2cfe6

#c6dbec

#d9e7f3

#ecf3f9

Tones

Color #8cb7da mixed toward gray.

#93b6d3

#99b6cd

#a0b5c7

#a6b4c0

#adb4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1d2 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9e9bd0 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#8fccca · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb7da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb7da]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#8cb7da (#8cb7da) is rgb(140, 183, 218) in RGB.

No, #8cb7da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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