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#8BB5BF

#8bb5bf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8bb5bf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 70.98% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.23% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 191.54°, with 28.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.423

Complementary

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #bf958b

Split complementary

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #bf8b9b
  3. #bfaf8b

Analogous

  1. #8bbfaf
  2. #8bb5bf
  3. #8b9bbf

Triadic

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #bf8bb5
  3. #b5bf8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #958bbf
  3. #bf958b
  4. #b5bf8b

Square

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #af8bbf
  3. #bf958b
  4. #9bbf8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3f6872
  2. #5a95a3
  3. #8bb5bf
  4. #bcd4da
  5. #eef4f5

Shades

#8bb5bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #7da3ac
  3. #6f9199
  4. #617f86
  5. #536d73
  6. #465b60
  7. #38484c
  8. #2a3639
  9. #1c2426
  10. #0e1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb5bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #97bcc5
  3. #a2c4cc
  4. #aecbd2
  5. #b9d3d9
  6. #c5dadf
  7. #d1e1e5
  8. #dce9ec
  9. #e8f0f2
  10. #f3f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb5bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb5bf
  2. #8ab0b9
  3. #89aab2
  4. #88a5ac
  5. #87a0a6
  6. #869ba0
  7. #849599
  8. #839093
  9. #828b8d
  10. #818586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb2c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5abbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ab9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b3bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bafbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81b8bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb5bf {
  color: #8bb5bf;
}
Background
.bg-8bb5bf {
  background-color: #8bb5bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb5bf {
  border: 2px solid #8bb5bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb5bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 181 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb5bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb5bf, #8b9bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb5bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 181 191 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.56 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.34 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.85 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.88 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.16 #744a40 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8bb5bf  rgb(139, 181, 191)  hsl(192, 29%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#bf958b  rgb(191, 149, 139)  hsl(12, 29%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#bf8bb5  rgb(191, 139, 181)  hsl(312, 29%, 65%)  Lilac
#b5bf8b  rgb(181, 191, 139)  hsl(72, 29%, 65%)  Sage