#8ec4e1

Color #8ec4e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ec4e1

RGB

rgb(142, 196, 225)

HSL

hsl(201, 58%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201, 36.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(76.48, -10.41, -20.01)

LCH

lch(76.48, 22.56, 242.51)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0696, 232.18)

HWB

hwb(201, 55.7%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1ab8e

Analogous

#8ee1d5

#8ec4e1

#8e9be1

Triadic

#8ec4e1

#e18ec4

#c4e18e

Split-complementary

#8ec4e1

#e18e9b

#e1d58e

Tetradic

#8ec4e1

#ab8ee1

#e1ab8e

#c4e18e

Square

#8ec4e1

#d58ee1

#e1ab8e

#9be18e

Shades

Color #8ec4e1 mixed toward black.

#5eabd4

#3390c1

#276c91

#1a4861

#0d2430

Tints

Color #8ec4e1 mixed toward white.

#a1cee6

#b4d8eb

#c7e2f0

#d9ebf5

#ecf5fa

Tones

Color #8ec4e1 mixed toward gray.

#95c2da

#9cc0d3

#a3becc

#aabcc5

#b1babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9da · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a1d9 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#91d5d4 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ec4e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ec4e1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ec4e1 (#8ec4e1) is rgb(142, 196, 225) in RGB.

No, #8ec4e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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