#8eb6e3

Color #8eb6e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb6e3

RGB

rgb(142, 182, 227)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 60.3%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 37.4%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(72.73, -2.38, -26.81)

LCH

lch(72.73, 26.92, 264.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.078, 251.77)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 55.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3bb8e

Analogous

#8ee1e3

#8eb6e3

#918ee3

Triadic

#8eb6e3

#e38eb6

#b6e38e

Split-complementary

#8eb6e3

#e3918e

#e1e38e

Tetradic

#8eb6e3

#bb8ee3

#e3bb8e

#b6e38e

Square

#8eb6e3

#e38ee1

#e3bb8e

#8ee391

Shades

Color #8eb6e3 mixed toward black.

#5d96d7

#3177c5

#255994

#183b63

#0c1e31

Tints

Color #8eb6e3 mixed toward white.

#a1c2e8

#b4ceec

#c7dbf1

#d9e7f6

#ecf3fa

Tones

Color #8eb6e3 mixed toward gray.

#95b6dc

#9cb7d5

#a3b7ce

#aab8c7

#b2b8c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d9 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#9f9bd7 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#90d1cf · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb6e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb6e3]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8eb6e3 (#8eb6e3) is rgb(142, 182, 227) in RGB.

No, #8eb6e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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