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#8BC3DA

#8bc3da ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bc3da is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 76.47% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.24% cyan, 10.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 197.47°, with 51.63% saturation and 70% 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 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.4958

Complementary

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #daa28b

Split complementary

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #da8b9b
  3. #daca8b

Analogous

  1. #8bdaca
  2. #8bc3da
  3. #8b9bda

Triadic

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #da8bc3
  3. #c3da8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #a28bda
  3. #daa28b
  4. #c3da8b

Square

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #ca8bda
  3. #daa28b
  4. #9bda8b

Monochromatic

  1. #317c9b
  2. #51a5c7
  3. #8bc3da
  4. #c5e1ec
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#8bc3da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #7db0c4
  3. #6f9cae
  4. #618999
  5. #537583
  6. #46626d
  7. #384e57
  8. #2a3b41
  9. #1c272c
  10. #0e1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc3da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #97c9de
  3. #a2cfe1
  4. #aed5e5
  5. #b9dbe9
  6. #c5e1ed
  7. #d1e7f0
  8. #dcedf4
  9. #e8f3f8
  10. #f3f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc3da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc3da
  2. #8abcd1
  3. #89b6c8
  4. #88afbf
  5. #87a8b6
  6. #86a2ad
  7. #849ba4
  8. #83949b
  9. #828d92
  10. #818789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabec8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c0db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ecaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c1db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fbcda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bc7d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc3da {
  color: #8bc3da;
}
Background
.bg-8bc3da {
  background-color: #8bc3da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc3da {
  border: 2px solid #8bc3da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc3da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 195 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc3da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc3da, #8b9bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc3da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 195 218 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.50 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.24 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.62 #743c25 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8bc3da  rgb(139, 195, 218)  hsl(197, 52%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#daa28b  rgb(218, 162, 139)  hsl(17, 52%, 70%)  Tumbleweed
#da8bc3  rgb(218, 139, 195)  hsl(317, 52%, 70%)  Persian Pink
#c3da8b  rgb(195, 218, 139)  hsl(77, 52%, 70%)  June Bud