#8eadcf

Color #8eadcf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8eadcf

RGB

rgb(142, 173, 207)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 40.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 31.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.57, -2.58, -20.69)

LCH

lch(69.57, 20.85, 262.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0602, 250.99)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 55.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb08e

Analogous

#8ecdcf

#8eadcf

#8f8ecf

Triadic

#8eadcf

#cf8ead

#adcf8e

Split-complementary

#8eadcf

#cf8f8e

#cdcf8e

Tetradic

#8eadcf

#b08ecf

#cfb08e

#adcf8e

Square

#8eadcf

#cf8ecd

#cfb08e

#8ecf8f

Shades

Color #8eadcf mixed toward black.

#658fbe

#4572a3

#34567a

#233952

#111d29

Tints

Color #8eadcf mixed toward white.

#a1bbd7

#b4c8df

#c6d6e7

#d9e4ef

#ecf1f7

Tones

Color #8eadcf mixed toward gray.

#93adca

#99adc4

#9eaebf

#a4aeb9

#a9aeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9dc7 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#9b98c6 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#90c1c0 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eadcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eadcf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8eadcf (#8eadcf) is rgb(142, 173, 207) in RGB.

No, #8eadcf 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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