#8ea3bc

Color #8ea3bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea3bc

RGB

rgb(142, 163, 188)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 13.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.19, -1.7, -15.29)

LCH

lch(66.19, 15.38, 263.66)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0436, 252.94)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca78e

Analogous

#8ebabc

#8ea3bc

#908ebc

Triadic

#8ea3bc

#bc8ea3

#a3bc8e

Split-complementary

#8ea3bc

#bc908e

#babc8e

Tetradic

#8ea3bc

#a78ebc

#bca78e

#a3bc8e

Square

#8ea3bc

#bc8eba

#bca78e

#8ebc90

Shades

Color #8ea3bc mixed toward black.

#6b87a8

#526c8a

#3d5168

#293645

#141b23

Tints

Color #8ea3bc mixed toward white.

#a1b2c7

#b4c2d2

#c6d1de

#d9e0e9

#ecf0f4

Tones

Color #8ea3bc mixed toward gray.

#92a3b8

#96a4b4

#99a4b1

#9da4ad

#a1a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b6 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9695b5 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8fb2b1 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea3bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ea3bc (#8ea3bc) is rgb(142, 163, 188) in RGB.

No, #8ea3bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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