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#8BCCDD

#8bccdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8bccdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 80% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.1% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.44°, with 54.67% saturation and 70.59% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.539

Complementary

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #dd9c8b

Split complementary

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #dd8ba3
  3. #ddc58b

Analogous

  1. #8bddc5
  2. #8bccdd
  3. #8ba3dd

Triadic

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #dd8bcc
  3. #ccdd8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #9c8bdd
  3. #dd9c8b
  4. #ccdd8b

Square

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #c58bdd
  3. #dd9c8b
  4. #a3dd8b

Monochromatic

  1. #2f89a0
  2. #50b2cc
  3. #8bccdd
  4. #c6e6ee
  5. #eff8fa

Shades

#8bccdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #7db8c7
  3. #6fa3b1
  4. #618f9b
  5. #537a85
  6. #46666f
  7. #385258
  8. #2a3d42
  9. #1c292c
  10. #0e1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bccdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #97d1e0
  3. #a2d6e4
  4. #aedbe7
  5. #b9e0eb
  6. #c5e6ee
  7. #d1ebf1
  8. #dcf0f5
  9. #e8f5f8
  10. #f3fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bccdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bccdd
  2. #8ac4d4
  3. #89bdca
  4. #88b5c1
  5. #87aeb8
  6. #86a6af
  7. #849ea5
  8. #83979c
  9. #828f93
  10. #818889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc6cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6cd3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4c4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79d0d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bccdd {
  color: #8bccdd;
}
Background
.bg-8bccdd {
  background-color: #8bccdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bccdd {
  border: 2px solid #8bccdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bccdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 204 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 55% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bccdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bccdd, #8ba3dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bccdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 204 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.31 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.50 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.82 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.71 #743322 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8bccdd  rgb(139, 204, 221)  hsl(192, 55%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#dd9c8b  rgb(221, 156, 139)  hsl(12, 55%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#dd8bcc  rgb(221, 139, 204)  hsl(312, 55%, 71%)  Plum
#ccdd8b  rgb(204, 221, 139)  hsl(72, 55%, 71%)  June Bud