#8ea8bc

Color #8ea8bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea8bc

RGB

rgb(142, 168, 188)

HSL

hsl(206.1, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.1, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.57, -4.45, -13.23)

LCH

lch(67.57, 13.96, 251.41)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.041, 241.31)

HWB

hwb(206.1, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca28e

Analogous

#8ebcb9

#8ea8bc

#8e91bc

Triadic

#8ea8bc

#bc8ea8

#a8bc8e

Split-complementary

#8ea8bc

#bc8e91

#bcb98e

Tetradic

#8ea8bc

#a28ebc

#bca28e

#a8bc8e

Square

#8ea8bc

#b98ebc

#bca28e

#91bc8e

Shades

Color #8ea8bc mixed toward black.

#6b8da8

#52728a

#3d5568

#293945

#141c23

Tints

Color #8ea8bc mixed toward white.

#a1b6c7

#b4c5d2

#c6d3de

#d9e2e9

#ecf0f4

Tones

Color #8ea8bc mixed toward gray.

#92a7b8

#96a7b4

#99a6b1

#9da6ad

#a1a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab7 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9896b6 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#8fb4b3 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea8bc]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ea8bc (#8ea8bc) is rgb(142, 168, 188) in RGB.

No, #8ea8bc 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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