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#8BB0BC

#8bb0bc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8bb0bc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 69.02% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.06% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.69°, with 26.78% saturation and 64.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4017

Complementary

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #bc978b

Split complementary

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #bc8b98
  3. #bcb08b

Analogous

  1. #8bbcb0
  2. #8bb0bc
  3. #8b98bc

Triadic

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #bc8bb0
  3. #b0bc8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #978bbc
  3. #bc978b
  4. #b0bc8b

Square

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #b08bbc
  3. #bc978b
  4. #98bc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #40636e
  2. #5c8e9f
  3. #8bb0bc
  4. #bbd1d8
  5. #ecf2f4

Shades

#8bb0bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #7d9ea9
  3. #6f8d96
  4. #617b84
  5. #536a71
  6. #46585e
  7. #38464b
  8. #2a3538
  9. #1c2326
  10. #0e1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb0bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #97b8c3
  3. #a2c0c9
  4. #aec8d0
  5. #b9d0d7
  6. #c5d8de
  7. #d1dfe4
  8. #dce7eb
  9. #e8eff2
  10. #f3f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb0bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb0bc
  2. #8aabb6
  3. #89a6b0
  4. #88a2aa
  5. #879da4
  6. #86989e
  7. #849398
  8. #838e92
  9. #828a8c
  10. #818586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eacb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8aebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7cb4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dafbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98abbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82b3b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb0bc {
  color: #8bb0bc;
}
Background
.bg-8bb0bc {
  background-color: #8bb0bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb0bc {
  border: 2px solid #8bb0bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb0bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 176 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb0bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb0bc, #8b98bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb0bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 176 188 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.41 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.43 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.65 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.04 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.71 #744f43 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8bb0bc  rgb(139, 176, 188)  hsl(195, 27%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc978b  rgb(188, 151, 139)  hsl(15, 27%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#bc8bb0  rgb(188, 139, 176)  hsl(315, 27%, 64%)  Lilac
#b0bc8b  rgb(176, 188, 139)  hsl(75, 27%, 64%)  Sage