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#8BC4CF

#8bc4cf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bc4cf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 76.86% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.85% cyan, 5.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 189.71°, 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4947

Complementary

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #cf968b

Split complementary

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #cf8ba2
  3. #cfb88b

Analogous

  1. #8bcfb8
  2. #8bc4cf
  3. #8ba2cf

Triadic

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #cf8bc4
  3. #c4cf8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #968bcf
  3. #cf968b
  4. #c4cf8b

Square

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #b88bcf
  3. #cf968b
  4. #a2cf8b

Monochromatic

  1. #387c88
  2. #55a8b9
  3. #8bc4cf
  4. #c1e0e5
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#8bc4cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #7db0ba
  3. #6f9da6
  4. #618991
  5. #53767c
  6. #466268
  7. #384e53
  8. #2a3b3e
  9. #1c2729
  10. #0e1415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc4cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #97cad4
  3. #a2d0d9
  4. #aed6dd
  5. #b9dce2
  6. #c5e2e7
  7. #d1e7ec
  8. #dcedf1
  9. #e8f3f5
  10. #f3f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc4cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc4cf
  2. #8abdc7
  3. #89b6bf
  4. #88b0b7
  5. #87a9af
  6. #86a2a8
  7. #849ba0
  8. #839498
  9. #828e90
  10. #818788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac0d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb7cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73c9c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c1cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2bccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dc7ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc4cf {
  color: #8bc4cf;
}
Background
.bg-8bc4cf {
  background-color: #8bc4cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc4cf {
  border: 2px solid #8bc4cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc4cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 196 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc4cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc4cf, #8ba2cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc4cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 196 207 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.41 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.58 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.74 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.71 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.18 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.20 #743b30 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8bc4cf  rgb(139, 196, 207)  hsl(190, 41%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#cf968b  rgb(207, 150, 139)  hsl(10, 41%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#cf8bc4  rgb(207, 139, 196)  hsl(310, 41%, 68%)  Plum
#c4cf8b  rgb(196, 207, 139)  hsl(70, 41%, 68%)  Dark Khaki