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#8BC5DF

#8bc5df ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bc5df is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 77.25% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.67% cyan, 11.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 198.57°, with 56.76% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.5075

Complementary

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #dfa58b

Split complementary

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #df8b9b
  3. #dfcf8b

Analogous

  1. #8bdfcf
  2. #8bc5df
  3. #8b9bdf

Triadic

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #df8bc5
  3. #c5df8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #a58bdf
  3. #dfa58b
  4. #c5df8b

Square

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #cf8bdf
  3. #dfa58b
  4. #9bdf8b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d7fa4
  2. #4fa7ce
  3. #8bc5df
  4. #c7e3f0
  5. #eff7fb

Shades

#8bc5df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #7db1c9
  3. #6f9eb2
  4. #618a9c
  5. #537686
  6. #466370
  7. #384f59
  8. #2a3b43
  9. #1c272d
  10. #0e1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc5df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #97cbe2
  3. #a2d1e5
  4. #aed6e9
  5. #b9dcec
  6. #c5e2ef
  7. #d1e8f2
  8. #dceef5
  9. #e8f3f9
  10. #f3f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc5df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc5df
  2. #8abed6
  3. #89b7cc
  4. #88b0c3
  5. #87a9b9
  6. #86a3b0
  7. #849ca6
  8. #83959d
  9. #828e93
  10. #81878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc0cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c2e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb9df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ccdcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c3e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fbedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79cad5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc5df {
  color: #8bc5df;
}
Background
.bg-8bc5df {
  background-color: #8bc5df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc5df {
  border: 2px solid #8bc5df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc5df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 197 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc5df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc5df, #8b9bdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc5df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 197 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.66 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.10 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.25 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.58 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.85 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.50 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.69 #743a20 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8bc5df  rgb(139, 197, 223)  hsl(199, 57%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#dfa58b  rgb(223, 165, 139)  hsl(19, 57%, 71%)  Tumbleweed
#df8bc5  rgb(223, 139, 197)  hsl(319, 57%, 71%)  Persian Pink
#c5df8b  rgb(197, 223, 139)  hsl(79, 57%, 71%)  June Bud