#8eb2db

Color #8eb2db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb2db

RGB

rgb(142, 178, 219)

HSL

hsl(211.9, 51.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.9, 35.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(71.35, -2.27, -24.55)

LCH

lch(71.35, 24.65, 264.72)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0712, 252)

HWB

hwb(211.9, 55.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb78e

Analogous

#8ed9db

#8eb2db

#908edb

Triadic

#8eb2db

#db8eb2

#b2db8e

Split-complementary

#8eb2db

#db908e

#d9db8e

Tetradic

#8eb2db

#b78edb

#dbb78e

#b2db8e

Square

#8eb2db

#db8ed9

#dbb78e

#8edb90

Shades

Color #8eb2db mixed toward black.

#6093cd

#3a74b7

#2c5789

#1d3a5b

#0f1d2e

Tints

Color #8eb2db mixed toward white.

#a1bfe1

#b4cce7

#c7d9ed

#d9e5f3

#ecf2f9

Tones

Color #8eb2db mixed toward gray.

#94b3d5

#9bb3ce

#a1b3c8

#a8b4c1

#aeb4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fd2 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9ad0 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#90cbc9 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb2db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb2db]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8eb2db (#8eb2db) is rgb(142, 178, 219) in RGB.

No, #8eb2db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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