#8cbaff

Color #8cbaff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.57 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8cbaff

RGB

rgb(140, 186, 255)

HSL

hsl(216, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.77, 2.51, -38.81)

LCH

lch(74.77, 38.89, 273.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.1108, 258.28)

HWB

hwb(216, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd18c

Analogous

#8cf4ff

#8cbaff

#988cff

Triadic

#8cbaff

#ff8cba

#baff8c

Split-complementary

#8cbaff

#ff988c

#f4ff8c

Tetradic

#8cbaff

#d18cff

#ffd18c

#baff8c

Square

#8cbaff

#ff8cf4

#ffd18c

#8cff98

Shades

Color #8cbaff mixed toward black.

#4a93ff

#096bff

#004fc6

#003584

#001a42

Tints

Color #8cbaff mixed toward white.

#9fc6ff

#b3d1ff

#c6ddff

#d9e8ff

#ecf4ff

Tones

Color #8cbaff mixed toward gray.

#96bcf5

#9fbeec

#a9c0e2

#b3c2d9

#bcc4cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2f1 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#9f9ced · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#8fe4e2 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 20.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8cbaff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cbaff]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8cbaff (#8cbaff) is rgb(140, 186, 255) in RGB.

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

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