#8ea8bd

Color #8ea8bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea8bd

RGB

rgb(142, 168, 189)

HSL

hsl(206.8, 26.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.8, 24.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.6, -4.22, -13.73)

LCH

lch(67.6, 14.36, 252.91)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0421, 242.58)

HWB

hwb(206.8, 55.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda38e

Analogous

#8ebdbb

#8ea8bd

#8e90bd

Triadic

#8ea8bd

#bd8ea8

#a8bd8e

Split-complementary

#8ea8bd

#bd8e90

#bdbb8e

Tetradic

#8ea8bd

#a38ebd

#bda38e

#a8bd8e

Square

#8ea8bd

#bb8ebd

#bda38e

#90bd8e

Shades

Color #8ea8bd mixed toward black.

#6b8da9

#51718b

#3d5569

#293946

#141c23

Tints

Color #8ea8bd mixed toward white.

#a1b7c8

#b4c5d3

#c6d4de

#d9e2e9

#ecf1f4

Tones

Color #8ea8bd mixed toward gray.

#92a8b9

#96a7b5

#9aa7b1

#9ea6ad

#a2a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab8 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9896b7 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#8fb4b3 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea8bd]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#8ea8bd (#8ea8bd) is rgb(142, 168, 189) in RGB.

No, #8ea8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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