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#8BCBF8

#8bcbf8 ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bcbf8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 79.61% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.95% cyan, 18.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 204.77°, with 88.62% saturation and 75.88% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.5498

Complementary

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #f8b88b

Split complementary

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #f88b94
  3. #f8ee8b

Analogous

  1. #8bf8ee
  2. #8bcbf8
  3. #8b94f8

Triadic

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #f88bcb
  3. #cbf88b

Tetradic

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #b88bf8
  3. #f8b88b
  4. #cbf88b

Square

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #ee8bf8
  3. #f8b88b
  4. #94f88b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d87dd
  2. #43abf4
  3. #8bcbf8
  4. #d3ebfc
  5. #ecf6fe

Shades

#8bcbf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #7db7df
  3. #6fa2c6
  4. #618eae
  5. #537a95
  6. #46667c
  7. #385163
  8. #2a3d4a
  9. #1c2932
  10. #0e1419
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bcbf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #97d0f9
  3. #a2d5f9
  4. #aedbfa
  5. #b9e0fb
  6. #c5e5fc
  7. #d1eafc
  8. #dceffd
  9. #e8f5fe
  10. #f3fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bcbf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bcbf8
  2. #8ac4ec
  3. #89bce0
  4. #88b5d4
  5. #87adc8
  6. #86a6bc
  7. #849eb0
  8. #8397a4
  9. #828f98
  10. #81888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c7db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7cafa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bff7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5dd6da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7cbf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ec4f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72d2e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bcbf8 {
  color: #8bcbf8;
}
Background
.bg-8bcbf8 {
  background-color: #8bcbf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bcbf8 {
  border: 2px solid #8bcbf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bcbf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 203 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 89% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bcbf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bcbf8, #8b94f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bcbf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 203 248 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 1.43 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.42 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.39 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.98 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.50 #743407 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#8bcbf8  rgb(139, 203, 248)  hsl(205, 89%, 76%)  Light Sky Blue
#f8b88b  rgb(248, 184, 139)  hsl(25, 89%, 76%)  Tumbleweed
#f88bcb  rgb(248, 139, 203)  hsl(325, 89%, 76%)  Persian Pink
#cbf88b  rgb(203, 248, 139)  hsl(85, 89%, 76%)  Inchworm