#8ea6cf

Color #8ea6cf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea6cf

RGB

rgb(142, 166, 207)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 40.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 31.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(67.67, 1.29, -23.59)

LCH

lch(67.67, 23.63, 273.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0658, 261.08)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 55.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb78e

Analogous

#8ec7cf

#8ea6cf

#968ecf

Triadic

#8ea6cf

#cf8ea6

#a6cf8e

Split-complementary

#8ea6cf

#cf968e

#c7cf8e

Tetradic

#8ea6cf

#b78ecf

#cfb78e

#a6cf8e

Square

#8ea6cf

#cf8ec7

#cfb78e

#8ecf96

Shades

Color #8ea6cf mixed toward black.

#6586be

#4568a3

#344e7a

#233452

#111a29

Tints

Color #8ea6cf mixed toward white.

#a1b5d7

#b4c4df

#c6d2e7

#d9e1ef

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8ea6cf mixed toward gray.

#93a7ca

#99a9c4

#9eaabf

#a4acb9

#a9adb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c6 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#9896c4 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#8fbfbd · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea6cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea6cf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ea6cf (#8ea6cf) is rgb(142, 166, 207) in RGB.

No, #8ea6cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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