#8dbdd9

Color #8dbdd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8dbdd9

RGB

rgb(141, 189, 217)

HSL

hsl(202.1, 50%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.1, 35%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 12.9%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.23, -8.99, -19.09)

LCH

lch(74.23, 21.1, 244.78)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0646, 234.27)

HWB

hwb(202.1, 55.3%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9a98d

Analogous

#8dd9cf

#8dbdd9

#8d97d9

Triadic

#8dbdd9

#d98dbd

#bdd98d

Split-complementary

#8dbdd9

#d98d97

#d9cf8d

Tetradic

#8dbdd9

#a98dd9

#d9a98d

#bdd98d

Square

#8dbdd9

#cf8dd9

#d9a98d

#97d98d

Shades

Color #8dbdd9 mixed toward black.

#60a3ca

#3c87b3

#2d6586

#1e445a

#0f222d

Tints

Color #8dbdd9 mixed toward white.

#a0c8df

#b3d3e6

#c6deec

#d9e9f2

#ecf4f9

Tones

Color #8dbdd9 mixed toward gray.

#93bbd3

#9abacc

#a0b8c6

#a6b6c0

#adb5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d3 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#a19dd1 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#90cdcc · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8dbdd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8dbdd9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#8dbdd9 (#8dbdd9) is rgb(141, 189, 217) in RGB.

No, #8dbdd9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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