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#8BB8DF

#8bb8df ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bb8df is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 72.16% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.67% cyan, 17.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 207.86°, with 56.76% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.451

Complementary

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #dfb28b

Split complementary

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #df8b8e
  3. #dfdc8b

Analogous

  1. #8bdfdc
  2. #8bb8df
  3. #8b8edf

Triadic

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #df8bb8
  3. #b8df8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #b28bdf
  3. #dfb28b
  4. #b8df8b

Square

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #dc8bdf
  3. #dfb28b
  4. #8edf8b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d6da4
  2. #4f93ce
  3. #8bb8df
  4. #c7ddf0
  5. #eff5fb

Shades

#8bb8df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #7da6c9
  3. #6f93b2
  4. #61819c
  5. #536e86
  6. #465c70
  7. #384a59
  8. #2a3743
  9. #1c252d
  10. #0e1216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb8df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #97bfe2
  3. #a2c6e5
  4. #aecde9
  5. #b9d4ec
  6. #c5dcef
  7. #d1e3f2
  8. #dceaf5
  9. #e8f1f9
  10. #f3f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb8df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb8df
  2. #8ab2d6
  3. #89adcc
  4. #88a7c3
  5. #87a2b9
  6. #869cb0
  7. #8496a6
  8. #83919d
  9. #828b93
  10. #81868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b5c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b8e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9dafde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ec1c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db8e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b3df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bbed0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb8df {
  color: #8bb8df;
}
Background
.bg-8bb8df {
  background-color: #8bb8df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb8df {
  border: 2px solid #8bb8df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb8df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 184 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb8df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb8df, #8b8edf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb8df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 184 223 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.55 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.62 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.66 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.80 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.49 #744720 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#8bb8df  rgb(139, 184, 223)  hsl(208, 57%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#dfb28b  rgb(223, 178, 139)  hsl(28, 57%, 71%)  Tumbleweed
#df8bb8  rgb(223, 139, 184)  hsl(328, 57%, 71%)  Persian Pink
#b8df8b  rgb(184, 223, 139)  hsl(88, 57%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple