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#8BADCB

#8badcb ≈ Iceberg

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8badcb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 67.84% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.53% cyan, 14.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 208.12°, with 38.1% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Iceberg (#71a6d2), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.3969

Complementary

  1. #8badcb
  2. #cba98b

Split complementary

  1. #8badcb
  2. #cb8b8d
  3. #cbc98b

Analogous

  1. #8bcbc9
  2. #8badcb
  3. #8b8dcb

Triadic

  1. #8badcb
  2. #cb8bad
  3. #adcb8b

Tetradic

  1. #8badcb
  2. #a98bcb
  3. #cba98b
  4. #adcb8b

Square

  1. #8badcb
  2. #c98bcb
  3. #cba98b
  4. #8dcb8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a6183
  2. #5688b3
  3. #8badcb
  4. #c0d2e3
  5. #f1f5f9

Shades

#8badcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8badcb
  2. #7d9cb7
  3. #6f8aa2
  4. #61798e
  5. #53687a
  6. #465766
  7. #384551
  8. #2a343d
  9. #1c2329
  10. #0e1114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8badcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8badcb
  2. #97b5d0
  3. #a2bdd5
  4. #aec6db
  5. #b9cee0
  6. #c5d6e5
  7. #d1deea
  8. #dce6ef
  9. #e8eff5
  10. #f3f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8badcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8badcb
  2. #8aa9c4
  3. #89a4bc
  4. #88a0b5
  5. #879bad
  6. #8697a6
  7. #84929e
  8. #838e97
  9. #82898f
  10. #818588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eabb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1adcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99a6ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77b4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99adcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94a9cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80b1bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8badcb {
  color: #8badcb;
}
Background
.bg-8badcb {
  background-color: #8badcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8badcb {
  border: 2px solid #8badcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8badcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 173 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 38% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8badcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8badcb, #8b8dcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8badcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 173 203 / 0.35);
}

#71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.22 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.25 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.81 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.97 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.39 #745234 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Iceberg
#8badcb  rgb(139, 173, 203)  hsl(208, 38%, 67%)  Iceberg
#cba98b  rgb(203, 169, 139)  hsl(28, 38%, 67%)  Tan
#cb8bad  rgb(203, 139, 173)  hsl(328, 38%, 67%)  Puce
#adcb8b  rgb(173, 203, 139)  hsl(88, 38%, 67%)  Olivine