#8fcdd9

Color #8fcdd9

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8fcdd9

RGB

rgb(143, 205, 217)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 49.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 34.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(78.76, -16.79, -12.26)

LCH

lch(78.76, 20.79, 216.14)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0653, 210.96)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 56.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d99b8f

Analogous

#8fd9c0

#8fcdd9

#8fa8d9

Triadic

#8fcdd9

#d98fcd

#cdd98f

Split-complementary

#8fcdd9

#d98fa8

#d9c08f

Tetradic

#8fcdd9

#9b8fd9

#d99b8f

#cdd98f

Square

#8fcdd9

#c08fd9

#d99b8f

#a8d98f

Shades

Color #8fcdd9 mixed toward black.

#62b9ca

#3da0b3

#2e7886

#1e505a

#0f282d

Tints

Color #8fcdd9 mixed toward white.

#a2d5df

#b4dee6

#c7e6ec

#daeef2

#ecf7f9

Tones

Color #8fcdd9 mixed toward gray.

#95c9d3

#9bc5cd

#a2c1c7

#a8bcc0

#aeb8ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaed6 · ΔE 22.8

Deuteranopia

#aaa5d5 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#93d4d3 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fcdd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fcdd9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#8fcdd9 (#8fcdd9) is rgb(143, 205, 217) in RGB.

No, #8fcdd9 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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