#8eb8e0

Color #8eb8e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb8e0

RGB

rgb(142, 184, 224)

HSL

hsl(209.3, 56.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.3, 36.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(73.16, -4.25, -24.51)

LCH

lch(73.16, 24.88, 260.16)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0732, 247.6)

HWB

hwb(209.3, 55.7%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0b68e

Analogous

#8ee0df

#8eb8e0

#8e8fe0

Triadic

#8eb8e0

#e08eb8

#b8e08e

Split-complementary

#8eb8e0

#e08e8f

#e0df8e

Tetradic

#8eb8e0

#b68ee0

#e0b68e

#b8e08e

Square

#8eb8e0

#df8ee0

#e0b68e

#8fe08e

Shades

Color #8eb8e0 mixed toward black.

#5e9ad3

#357cc0

#275d90

#1a3e60

#0d1f30

Tints

Color #8eb8e0 mixed toward white.

#a1c4e5

#b4d0ea

#c7dcf0

#d9e7f5

#ecf3fa

Tones

Color #8eb8e0 mixed toward gray.

#95b8d9

#9cb8d2

#a3b8cc

#a9b7c5

#b0b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2d7 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9f9cd5 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#90d0ce · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb8e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb8e0]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8eb8e0 (#8eb8e0) is rgb(142, 184, 224) in RGB.

No, #8eb8e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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