#8eafbb

Color #8eafbb

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8eafbb

RGB

rgb(142, 175, 187)

HSL

hsl(196, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.47, -8.48, -9.83)

LCH

lch(69.47, 12.98, 229.22)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0399, 221.96)

HWB

hwb(196, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9a8e

Analogous

#8ebbb0

#8eafbb

#8e98bb

Triadic

#8eafbb

#bb8eaf

#afbb8e

Split-complementary

#8eafbb

#bb8e98

#bbb08e

Tetradic

#8eafbb

#9a8ebb

#bb9a8e

#afbb8e

Square

#8eafbb

#b08ebb

#bb9a8e

#98bb8e

Shades

Color #8eafbb mixed toward black.

#6c97a6

#527a89

#3e5c67

#293d44

#151f22

Tints

Color #8eafbb mixed toward white.

#a1bcc6

#b4cad2

#c6d7dd

#d9e4e8

#ecf2f4

Tones

Color #8eafbb mixed toward gray.

#92adb7

#95abb4

#99aab0

#9da8ac

#a1a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eb8 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#9b99b8 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#90b6b5 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eafbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eafbb]

Related colors

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Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8eafbb (#8eafbb) is rgb(142, 175, 187) in RGB.

No, #8eafbb 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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