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#8BB3CC

#8bb3cc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bb3cc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 70.2% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.86% cyan, 12.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 38.92% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.4209

Complementary

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #cca48b

Split complementary

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #cc8b92
  3. #ccc48b

Analogous

  1. #8bccc4
  2. #8bb3cc
  3. #8b92cc

Triadic

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #cc8bb3
  3. #b3cc8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #a48bcc
  3. #cca48b
  4. #b3cc8b

Square

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #c48bcc
  3. #cca48b
  4. #92cc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a6884
  2. #5690b5
  3. #8bb3cc
  4. #c0d6e3
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#8bb3cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #7da1b8
  3. #6f8fa3
  4. #617d8f
  5. #536b7a
  6. #465a66
  7. #384852
  8. #2a363d
  9. #1c2429
  10. #0e1214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb3cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #97bbd1
  3. #a2c2d6
  4. #aecadb
  5. #b9d1e0
  6. #c5d9e6
  7. #d1e1eb
  8. #dce8f0
  9. #e8f0f5
  10. #f3f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb3cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb3cc
  2. #8aaec4
  3. #89a9bd
  4. #88a4b5
  5. #879fae
  6. #869aa6
  7. #84949e
  8. #838f97
  9. #828a8f
  10. #818588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9faacc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76babb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db2cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97aecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fb7c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb3cc {
  color: #8bb3cc;
}
Background
.bg-8bb3cc {
  background-color: #8bb3cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb3cc {
  border: 2px solid #8bb3cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb3cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 179 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb3cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb3cc, #8b92cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb3cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 179 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.64 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.10 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.11 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.35 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.36 #744c33 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8bb3cc  rgb(139, 179, 204)  hsl(203, 39%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#cca48b  rgb(204, 164, 139)  hsl(23, 39%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#cc8bb3  rgb(204, 139, 179)  hsl(323, 39%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#b3cc8b  rgb(179, 204, 139)  hsl(83, 39%, 67%)  Olivine