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#8BCBCC

#8bcbcc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bcbcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 79.61% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.86% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180.92°, with 38.92% saturation and 67.25% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.5256

Complementary

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #cc8c8b

Split complementary

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #cc8baa
  3. #ccac8b

Analogous

  1. #8bccac
  2. #8bcbcc
  3. #8baacc

Triadic

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #cc8bcb
  3. #cbcc8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #8c8bcc
  3. #cc8c8b
  4. #cbcc8b

Square

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #ac8bcc
  3. #cc8c8b
  4. #aacc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a8384
  2. #56b3b5
  3. #8bcbcc
  4. #c0e3e3
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#8bcbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #7db7b8
  3. #6fa2a3
  4. #618e8f
  5. #537a7a
  6. #466666
  7. #385152
  8. #2a3d3d
  9. #1c2929
  10. #0e1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bcbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #97d0d1
  3. #a2d5d6
  4. #aedbdb
  5. #b9e0e0
  6. #c5e5e6
  7. #d1eaeb
  8. #dceff0
  9. #e8f5f5
  10. #f3fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bcbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bcbcc
  2. #8ac4c4
  3. #89bcbd
  4. #88b5b5
  5. #87adae
  6. #86a6a6
  7. #849e9e
  8. #839797
  9. #828f8f
  10. #818888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc4c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c5cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73cfcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc7cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7c2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dcdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bcbcc {
  color: #8bcbcc;
}
Background
.bg-8bcbcc {
  background-color: #8bcbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bcbcc {
  border: 2px solid #8bcbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bcbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bcbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bcbcc, #8baacc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bcbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.26 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.29 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.04 #743433 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#8bcbcc  rgb(139, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 39%, 67%)  Powder Blue
#cc8c8b  rgb(204, 140, 139)  hsl(1, 39%, 67%)  Old Rose
#cc8bcb  rgb(204, 139, 203)  hsl(301, 39%, 67%)  Plum
#cbcc8b  rgb(203, 204, 139)  hsl(61, 39%, 67%)  Dark Khaki