#c8d5eb

Color #c8d5eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c8d5eb

RGB

rgb(200, 213, 235)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 46.7%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 14.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(84.93, 0.01, -12.28)

LCH

lch(84.93, 12.28, 270.05)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0336, 261.1)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 78.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebdec8

Analogous

#c8e7eb

#c8d5eb

#cdc8eb

Triadic

#c8d5eb

#ebc8d5

#d5ebc8

Split-complementary

#c8d5eb

#ebcdc8

#e7ebc8

Tetradic

#c8d5eb

#dec8eb

#ebdec8

#d5ebc8

Square

#c8d5eb

#ebc8e7

#ebdec8

#c8ebcd

Shades

Color #c8d5eb mixed toward black.

#93acd8

#5e84c4

#3a60a0

#27406a

#132035

Tints

Color #c8d5eb mixed toward white.

#d1dcee

#dae3f2

#e4eaf5

#edf1f8

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #c8d5eb mixed toward gray.

#cbd6e8

#ced7e5

#d1d7e2

#d4d8df

#d7d9dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee6 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#cdcce5 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c9e2e1 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8d5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8d5eb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c8d5eb (#c8d5eb) is rgb(200, 213, 235) in RGB.

No, #c8d5eb 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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