#8eaec5

Color #8eaec5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaec5

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 197)

HSL

hsl(205.1, 32.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.1, 27.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.51, -5.58, -15.28)

LCH

lch(69.51, 16.27, 249.94)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0485, 239.62)

HWB

hwb(205.1, 55.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5a58e

Analogous

#8ec5c1

#8eaec5

#8e93c5

Triadic

#8eaec5

#c58eae

#aec58e

Split-complementary

#8eaec5

#c58e93

#c5c18e

Tetradic

#8eaec5

#a58ec5

#c5a58e

#aec58e

Square

#8eaec5

#c18ec5

#c5a58e

#93c58e

Shades

Color #8eaec5 mixed toward black.

#6993b2

#4d7795

#395970

#263b4b

#131e25

Tints

Color #8eaec5 mixed toward white.

#a1bccf

#b4c9d8

#c7d7e2

#d9e4ec

#ecf2f5

Tones

Color #8eaec5 mixed toward gray.

#93adc0

#97adbc

#9cacb7

#a0abb3

#a5aaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dc0 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#9b99be · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#90bbbb · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaec5]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8eaec5 (#8eaec5) is rgb(142, 174, 197) in RGB.

No, #8eaec5 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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