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#8AEEFF

#8aeeff ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8aeeff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 93.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.88% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 188.72°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 15.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7377

Complementary

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #ff9b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #ff8ab3
  3. #ffd68a

Analogous

  1. #8affd6
  2. #8aeeff
  3. #8ab3ff

Triadic

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #ff8aee
  3. #eeff8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #9b8aff
  3. #ff9b8a
  4. #eeff8a

Square

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #d68aff
  3. #ff9b8a
  4. #b3ff8a

Monochromatic

  1. #00cdf0
  2. #3ee3ff
  3. #8aeeff
  4. #d7f9ff
  5. #ebfcff

Shades

#8aeeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #7cd6e6
  3. #6ebecc
  4. #61a7b3
  5. #538f99
  6. #457780
  7. #375f66
  8. #29474d
  9. #1c3033
  10. #0e181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aeeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #96f0ff
  3. #a1f1ff
  4. #adf3ff
  5. #b9f5ff
  6. #c5f7ff
  7. #d0f8ff
  8. #dcfaff
  9. #e8fcff
  10. #f3fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aeeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aeeff
  2. #89e3f2
  3. #88d8e6
  4. #87cdd9
  5. #86c2cc
  6. #85b7c0
  7. #84acb3
  8. #83a1a6
  9. #829699
  10. #818b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3e5ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd9ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4df6f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2eaff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5e2ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bf3f8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aeeff {
  color: #8aeeff;
}
Background
.bg-8aeeff {
  background-color: #8aeeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aeeff {
  border: 2px solid #8aeeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aeeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 238 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aeeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aeeff, #8ab3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aeeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 238 255 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.28 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.48 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.79 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.18 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.27 #751100 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#8aeeff  rgb(138, 238, 255)  hsl(189, 100%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#ff9b8a  rgb(255, 155, 138)  hsl(9, 100%, 77%)  Vivid Tangerine
#ff8aee  rgb(255, 138, 238)  hsl(309, 100%, 77%)  Violet
#eeff8a  rgb(238, 255, 138)  hsl(69, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow