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#8BC0CF

#8bc0cf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bc0cf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 75.29% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.85% cyan, 7.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 193.24°, with 41.46% saturation and 67.84% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4769

Complementary

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #cf9a8b

Split complementary

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #cf8b9e
  3. #cfbc8b

Analogous

  1. #8bcfbc
  2. #8bc0cf
  3. #8b9ecf

Triadic

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #cf8bc0
  3. #c0cf8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #9a8bcf
  3. #cf9a8b
  4. #c0cf8b

Square

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #bc8bcf
  3. #cf9a8b
  4. #9ecf8b

Monochromatic

  1. #387788
  2. #55a3b9
  3. #8bc0cf
  4. #c1dde5
  5. #f1f7f9

Shades

#8bc0cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #7dadba
  3. #6f9aa6
  4. #618691
  5. #53737c
  6. #466068
  7. #384d53
  8. #2a3a3e
  9. #1c2629
  10. #0e1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc0cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #97c6d4
  3. #a2cdd9
  4. #aed3dd
  5. #b9d9e2
  6. #c5e0e7
  7. #d1e6ec
  8. #dcecf1
  9. #e8f2f5
  10. #f3f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc0cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc0cf
  2. #8abac7
  3. #89b3bf
  4. #88adb7
  5. #87a6af
  6. #86a0a8
  7. #849aa0
  8. #839398
  9. #828d90
  10. #818688
  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 #a8bbc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6bdd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb4cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6bed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb9cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dc3c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc0cf {
  color: #8bc0cf;
}
Background
.bg-8bc0cf {
  background-color: #8bc0cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc0cf {
  border: 2px solid #8bc0cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc0cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 192 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc0cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc0cf, #8b9ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc0cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 192 207 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.65 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.75 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.12 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.44 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.69 #743f30 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8bc0cf  rgb(139, 192, 207)  hsl(193, 41%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#cf9a8b  rgb(207, 154, 139)  hsl(13, 41%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#cf8bc0  rgb(207, 139, 192)  hsl(313, 41%, 68%)  Plum
#c0cf8b  rgb(192, 207, 139)  hsl(73, 41%, 68%)  Olivine