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#8BBFD8

#8bbfd8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bbfd8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 74.9% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.65% cyan, 11.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 199.48°, with 49.68% saturation and 69.61% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4771

Complementary

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #d8a48b

Split complementary

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #d88b99
  3. #d8cb8b

Analogous

  1. #8bd8cb
  2. #8bbfd8
  3. #8b99d8

Triadic

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #d88bbf
  3. #bfd88b

Tetradic

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #a48bd8
  3. #d8a48b
  4. #bfd88b

Square

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #cb8bd8
  3. #d8a48b
  4. #99d88b

Monochromatic

  1. #337797
  2. #529fc5
  3. #8bbfd8
  4. #c4dfeb
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#8bbfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #7dacc2
  3. #6f99ad
  4. #618697
  5. #537382
  6. #46606c
  7. #384c56
  8. #2a3941
  9. #1c262b
  10. #0e1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bbfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #97c5dc
  3. #a2cce0
  4. #aed2e4
  5. #b9d9e8
  6. #c5dfec
  7. #d1e5ef
  8. #dcecf3
  9. #e8f2f7
  10. #f3f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bbfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bbfd8
  2. #8ab9cf
  3. #89b2c6
  4. #88acbe
  5. #87a6b5
  6. #86a0ac
  7. #8499a3
  8. #83939a
  9. #828d92
  10. #818689
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8bbc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bdd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b4d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70c6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4bed9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db8d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7cc3ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bbfd8 {
  color: #8bbfd8;
}
Background
.bg-8bbfd8 {
  background-color: #8bbfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bbfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #8bbfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bbfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 191 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 50% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bbfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bbfd8, #8b99d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bbfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 191 216 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.62 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.50 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.63 #744027 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8bbfd8  rgb(139, 191, 216)  hsl(199, 50%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#d8a48b  rgb(216, 164, 139)  hsl(19, 50%, 70%)  Tumbleweed
#d88bbf  rgb(216, 139, 191)  hsl(319, 50%, 70%)  Persian Pink
#bfd88b  rgb(191, 216, 139)  hsl(79, 50%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple