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#8CB0BB

#8cb0bb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8cb0bb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 69.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.13% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 194.04°, with 25.68% saturation and 64.12% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4021

Complementary

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #bb978c

Split complementary

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #bb8c99
  3. #bbaf8c

Analogous

  1. #8cbbaf
  2. #8cb0bb
  3. #8c99bb

Triadic

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #bb8cb0
  3. #b0bb8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #978cbb
  3. #bb978c
  4. #b0bb8c

Square

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #af8cbb
  3. #bb978c
  4. #99bb8c

Monochromatic

  1. #41636d
  2. #5d8e9d
  3. #8cb0bb
  4. #bcd1d7
  5. #ecf2f4

Shades

#8cb0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #7e9ea8
  3. #708d96
  4. #627b83
  5. #546a70
  6. #46585e
  7. #38464b
  8. #2a3538
  9. #1c2325
  10. #0e1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #98b8c2
  3. #a3c0c9
  4. #afc8cf
  5. #bad0d6
  6. #c6d8dd
  7. #d1dfe4
  8. #dde7eb
  9. #e8eff1
  10. #f4f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb0bb
  2. #8babb5
  3. #8aa6af
  4. #88a2a9
  5. #879da3
  6. #86989e
  7. #859398
  8. #848e92
  9. #828a8c
  10. #818586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9facb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a7bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7eb4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eafbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99abbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84b2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb0bb {
  color: #8cb0bb;
}
Background
.bg-8cb0bb {
  background-color: #8cb0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb0bb {
  border: 2px solid #8cb0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 176 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 26% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb0bb, #8c99bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 176 187 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.68 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.89 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.27 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.60 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.63 #734f44 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8cb0bb  rgb(140, 176, 187)  hsl(194, 26%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb978c  rgb(187, 151, 140)  hsl(14, 26%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#bb8cb0  rgb(187, 140, 176)  hsl(314, 26%, 64%)  Lilac
#b0bb8c  rgb(176, 187, 140)  hsl(74, 26%, 64%)  Sage