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#8BBBC7

#8bbbc7 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8bbbc7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 73.33% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.15% cyan, 6.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 34.88% saturation and 66.27% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.4515

Complementary

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #c7978b

Split complementary

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #c78b9d
  3. #c7b58b

Analogous

  1. #8bc7b5
  2. #8bbbc7
  3. #8b9dc7

Triadic

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #c78bbb
  3. #bbc78b

Tetradic

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #978bc7
  3. #c7978b
  4. #bbc78b

Square

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #b58bc7
  3. #c7978b
  4. #9dc78b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c707d
  2. #579dae
  3. #8bbbc7
  4. #bfd9e0
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#8bbbc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #7da8b3
  3. #6f969f
  4. #61838b
  5. #537077
  6. #465e64
  7. #384b50
  8. #2a383c
  9. #1c2528
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bbbc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #97c2cd
  3. #a2c9d2
  4. #aecfd8
  5. #b9d6dd
  6. #c5dde3
  7. #d1e4e9
  8. #dcebee
  9. #e8f1f4
  10. #f3f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bbbc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bbbc7
  2. #8ab5c0
  3. #89afb9
  4. #88a9b2
  5. #87a3ab
  6. #869ea4
  7. #84989c
  8. #839295
  9. #828c8e
  10. #818687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b8c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b0c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77c0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b9c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db4c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fbec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bbbc7 {
  color: #8bbbc7;
}
Background
.bg-8bbbc7 {
  background-color: #8bbbc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bbbc7 {
  border: 2px solid #8bbbc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bbbc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 187 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 35% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bbbc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bbbc7, #8b9dc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bbbc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 187 199 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.03 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.19 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.23 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.24 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.47 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.21 #744438 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8bbbc7  rgb(139, 187, 199)  hsl(192, 35%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#c7978b  rgb(199, 151, 139)  hsl(12, 35%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#c78bbb  rgb(199, 139, 187)  hsl(312, 35%, 66%)  Lilac
#bbc78b  rgb(187, 199, 139)  hsl(72, 35%, 66%)  Sage