#8cccf0

Color #8cccf0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8cccf0

RGB

rgb(140, 204, 240)

HSL

hsl(201.6, 76.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.6, 41.7%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.7%, 15%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(79.07, -11.25, -24.14)

LCH

lch(79.07, 26.63, 245.01)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0826, 233.81)

HWB

hwb(201.6, 54.9%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0b08c

Analogous

#8cf0e2

#8cccf0

#8c9af0

Triadic

#8cccf0

#f08ccc

#ccf08c

Split-complementary

#8cccf0

#f08c9a

#f0e28c

Tetradic

#8cccf0

#b08cf0

#f0b08c

#ccf08c

Square

#8cccf0

#e28cf0

#f0b08c

#9af08c

Shades

Color #8cccf0 mixed toward black.

#54b3e9

#1d9ae0

#1673a8

#0f4d70

#072638

Tints

Color #8cccf0 mixed toward white.

#9fd4f2

#b2ddf5

#c5e5f7

#d9eefa

#ecf6fc

Tones

Color #8cccf0 mixed toward gray.

#94cae8

#9dc7df

#a5c5d7

#adc3cf

#b6c0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acace8 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a8a3e6 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#90e1e0 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8cccf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cccf0]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#8cccf0 (#8cccf0) is rgb(140, 204, 240) in RGB.

No, #8cccf0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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