#8eb9e0

Color #8eb9e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb9e0

RGB

rgb(142, 185, 224)

HSL

hsl(208.5, 56.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.5, 36.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 17.4%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(73.43, -4.79, -24.1)

LCH

lch(73.43, 24.57, 258.76)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0726, 246.29)

HWB

hwb(208.5, 55.7%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0b58e

Analogous

#8ee0de

#8eb9e0

#8e90e0

Triadic

#8eb9e0

#e08eb9

#b9e08e

Split-complementary

#8eb9e0

#e08e90

#e0de8e

Tetradic

#8eb9e0

#b58ee0

#e0b58e

#b9e08e

Square

#8eb9e0

#de8ee0

#e0b58e

#90e08e

Shades

Color #8eb9e0 mixed toward black.

#5e9bd3

#357ec0

#275e90

#1a3f60

#0d1f30

Tints

Color #8eb9e0 mixed toward white.

#a1c5e5

#b4d0ea

#c7dcf0

#d9e8f5

#ecf3fa

Tones

Color #8eb9e0 mixed toward gray.

#95b9d9

#9cb8d2

#a3b8cc

#a9b8c5

#b0b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3d7 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#a09dd5 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#91d0cf · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb9e0]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8eb9e0 (#8eb9e0) is rgb(142, 185, 224) in RGB.

No, #8eb9e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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