#8ea0bc

Color #8ea0bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea0bc

RGB

rgb(142, 160, 188)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.38, -0.04, -16.53)

LCH

lch(65.38, 16.53, 269.86)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.046, 259.23)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcaa8e

Analogous

#8eb7bc

#8ea0bc

#938ebc

Triadic

#8ea0bc

#bc8ea0

#a0bc8e

Split-complementary

#8ea0bc

#bc938e

#b7bc8e

Tetradic

#8ea0bc

#aa8ebc

#bcaa8e

#a0bc8e

Square

#8ea0bc

#bc8eb7

#bcaa8e

#8ebc93

Shades

Color #8ea0bc mixed toward black.

#6b83a8

#52688a

#3d4e68

#293445

#141a23

Tints

Color #8ea0bc mixed toward white.

#a1b0c7

#b4c0d2

#c6cfde

#d9dfe9

#eceff4

Tones

Color #8ea0bc mixed toward gray.

#92a1b8

#96a2b4

#99a2b1

#9da3ad

#a1a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696b6 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#9594b4 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#8fb1af · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea0bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8ea0bc (#8ea0bc) is rgb(142, 160, 188) in RGB.

No, #8ea0bc 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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