#8eaecf

Color #8eaecf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaecf

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 207)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 40.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 31.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.84, -3.13, -20.28)

LCH

lch(69.84, 20.52, 261.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0595, 249.43)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 55.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfaf8e

Analogous

#8ececf

#8eaecf

#8e8ecf

Triadic

#8eaecf

#cf8eae

#aecf8e

Split-complementary

#8eaecf

#cf8e8e

#cecf8e

Tetradic

#8eaecf

#af8ecf

#cfaf8e

#aecf8e

Square

#8eaecf

#cf8ece

#cfaf8e

#8ecf8e

Shades

Color #8eaecf mixed toward black.

#6591be

#4573a3

#34577a

#233a52

#111d29

Tints

Color #8eaecf mixed toward white.

#a1bbd7

#b4c9df

#c6d6e7

#d9e4ef

#ecf1f7

Tones

Color #8eaecf mixed toward gray.

#93aeca

#99aec4

#9eaebf

#a4aeb9

#a9aeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dc8 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9b99c6 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#90c2c0 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaecf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8eaecf (#8eaecf) is rgb(142, 174, 207) in RGB.

No, #8eaecf 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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