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#8AECFC

#8aecfc ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8aecfc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 92.55% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.24% cyan, 6.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 188.42°, with 95% saturation and 76.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.7242

Complementary

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #fc9a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #fc8ab3
  3. #fcd38a

Analogous

  1. #8afcd3
  2. #8aecfc
  3. #8ab3fc

Triadic

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #fc8aec
  3. #ecfc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #9a8afc
  3. #fc9a8a
  4. #ecfc8a

Square

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #d38afc
  3. #fc9a8a
  4. #b3fc8a

Monochromatic

  1. #06c7e7
  2. #3fe0fa
  3. #8aecfc
  4. #d5f8fe
  5. #ebfcfe

Shades

#8aecfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #7cd4e3
  3. #6ebdca
  4. #61a5b0
  5. #538e97
  6. #45767e
  7. #375e65
  8. #29474c
  9. #1c2f32
  10. #0e1819
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aecfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #96eefc
  3. #a1f0fd
  4. #adf2fd
  5. #b9f4fd
  6. #c5f6fe
  7. #d0f7fe
  8. #dcf9fe
  9. #e8fbfe
  10. #f3fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aecfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aecfc
  2. #89e1f0
  3. #88d6e3
  4. #87ccd7
  5. #86c1ca
  6. #85b6be
  7. #84abb2
  8. #83a0a5
  9. #829699
  10. #818b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1e3ea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde5fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad7fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50f4f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1e8fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4e0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6cf1f5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aecfc {
  color: #8aecfc;
}
Background
.bg-8aecfc {
  background-color: #8aecfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aecfc {
  border: 2px solid #8aecfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aecfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 236 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 95% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aecfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aecfc, #8ab3fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aecfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 236 252 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.29 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.26 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.54 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.16 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.27 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.94 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.08 #751303 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#8aecfc  rgb(138, 236, 252)  hsl(188, 95%, 76%)  Electric Blue
#fc9a8a  rgb(252, 154, 138)  hsl(8, 95%, 76%)  Vivid Tangerine
#fc8aec  rgb(252, 138, 236)  hsl(308, 95%, 76%)  Violet
#ecfc8a  rgb(236, 252, 138)  hsl(68, 95%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow