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#8BB9DC

#8bb9dc ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bb9dc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 72.55% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.82% cyan, 15.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 205.93°, with 53.64% saturation and 70.39% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.4535

Complementary

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #dcae8b

Split complementary

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #dc8b90
  3. #dcd78b

Analogous

  1. #8bdcd7
  2. #8bb9dc
  3. #8b90dc

Triadic

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #dc8bb9
  3. #b9dc8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #ae8bdc
  3. #dcae8b
  4. #b9dc8b

Square

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #d78bdc
  3. #dcae8b
  4. #90dc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #306e9e
  2. #5096ca
  3. #8bb9dc
  4. #c6dcee
  5. #eff6fa

Shades

#8bb9dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #7da7c6
  3. #6f94b0
  4. #61829a
  5. #536f84
  6. #465d6e
  7. #384a58
  8. #2a3842
  9. #1c252c
  10. #0e1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb9dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #97c0e0
  3. #a2c7e3
  4. #aecee7
  5. #b9d5ea
  6. #c5dcee
  7. #d1e3f1
  8. #dceaf5
  9. #e8f1f8
  10. #f3f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb9dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb9dc
  2. #8ab3d3
  3. #89aeca
  4. #88a8c0
  5. #87a2b7
  6. #869dae
  7. #8497a5
  8. #83919c
  9. #828b92
  10. #818689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b6c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b0db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6fc2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98b3dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bbece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb9dc {
  color: #8bb9dc;
}
Background
.bg-8bb9dc {
  background-color: #8bb9dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb9dc {
  border: 2px solid #8bb9dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb9dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 185 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb9dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb9dc, #8b90dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb9dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 185 220 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.91 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.17 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.89 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.44 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.59 #744623 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#8bb9dc  rgb(139, 185, 220)  hsl(206, 54%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#dcae8b  rgb(220, 174, 139)  hsl(26, 54%, 70%)  Tumbleweed
#dc8bb9  rgb(220, 139, 185)  hsl(326, 54%, 70%)  Persian Pink
#b9dc8b  rgb(185, 220, 139)  hsl(86, 54%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple