#8db2e7

Color #8db2e7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8db2e7

RGB

rgb(141, 178, 231)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 65.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 39%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39%, 22.9%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(71.74, 0.6, -30.51)

LCH

lch(71.74, 30.52, 271.13)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0868, 257.36)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 55.3%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7c28d

Analogous

#8ddfe7

#8db2e7

#958de7

Triadic

#8db2e7

#e78db2

#b2e78d

Split-complementary

#8db2e7

#e7958d

#dfe78d

Tetradic

#8db2e7

#c28de7

#e7c28d

#b2e78d

Square

#8db2e7

#e78ddf

#e7c28d

#8de795

Shades

Color #8db2e7 mixed toward black.

#5a8fdc

#2b6ecd

#20529a

#163766

#0b1b33

Tints

Color #8db2e7 mixed toward white.

#a0bfeb

#b3ccef

#c6d8f3

#d9e5f7

#ecf2fb

Tones

Color #8db2e7 mixed toward gray.

#94b3df

#9cb5d8

#a3b6d0

#abb7c9

#b2b9c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fdc · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#9c99d9 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#8fd2d0 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8db2e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8db2e7]

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

#8db2e7 (#8db2e7) is rgb(141, 178, 231) in RGB.

No, #8db2e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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