#8fb0e5

Color #8fb0e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8fb0e5

RGB

rgb(143, 176, 229)

HSL

hsl(217, 62.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 37.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 23.1%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(71.25, 1.71, -30.17)

LCH

lch(71.25, 30.22, 273.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0851, 259.71)

HWB

hwb(217, 56.1%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c48f

Analogous

#8fdbe5

#8fb0e5

#998fe5

Triadic

#8fb0e5

#e58fb0

#b0e58f

Split-complementary

#8fb0e5

#e5998f

#dbe58f

Tetradic

#8fb0e5

#c48fe5

#e5c48f

#b0e58f

Square

#8fb0e5

#e58fdb

#e5c48f

#8fe599

Shades

Color #8fb0e5 mixed toward black.

#5d8cd9

#2f6ac9

#234f97

#173565

#0c1a32

Tints

Color #8fb0e5 mixed toward white.

#a2bde9

#b4caee

#c7d7f2

#dae5f6

#ecf2fb

Tones

Color #8fb0e5 mixed toward gray.

#96b2de

#9db3d7

#a4b5cf

#acb7c8

#b3b8c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fda · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9ad7 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#91d0ce · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fb0e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fb0e5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8fb0e5 (#8fb0e5) is rgb(143, 176, 229) in RGB.

No, #8fb0e5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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