ColorTool
Log in
#8BB5CA

#8bb5ca ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8bb5ca is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 70.98% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.19% cyan, 10.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 37.28% saturation and 66.86% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#99cccc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.428

Complementary

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #caa08b

Split complementary

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #ca8b95
  3. #cabf8b

Analogous

  1. #8bcabf
  2. #8bb5ca
  3. #8b95ca

Triadic

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #ca8bb5
  3. #b5ca8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #a08bca
  3. #caa08b
  4. #b5ca8b

Square

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #bf8bca
  3. #caa08b
  4. #95ca8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3b6a81
  2. #5693b2
  3. #8bb5ca
  4. #bfd6e2
  5. #f1f6f9

Shades

#8bb5ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #7da3b6
  3. #6f91a2
  4. #617f8d
  5. #536d79
  6. #465b65
  7. #384851
  8. #2a363d
  9. #1c2428
  10. #0e1214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb5ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #97bccf
  3. #a2c4d5
  4. #aecbda
  5. #b9d3df
  6. #c5dae5
  7. #d1e1ea
  8. #dce9ef
  9. #e8f0f4
  10. #f3f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb5ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb5ca
  2. #8ab0c3
  3. #89aabb
  4. #88a5b4
  5. #87a0ac
  6. #869ba5
  7. #84959e
  8. #839096
  9. #828b8f
  10. #818587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb3cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1acca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb4cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b0ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fb9c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8bb5ca {
  color: #8bb5ca;
}
Background
.bg-8bb5ca {
  background-color: #8bb5ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb5ca {
  border: 2px solid #8bb5ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb5ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 181 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 37% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb5ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb5ca, #8b95ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb5ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 181 202 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.48 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.36 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.77 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.27 #744a35 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8bb5ca  rgb(139, 181, 202)  hsl(200, 37%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#caa08b  rgb(202, 160, 139)  hsl(20, 37%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#ca8bb5  rgb(202, 139, 181)  hsl(320, 37%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#b5ca8b  rgb(181, 202, 139)  hsl(80, 37%, 67%)  Olivine