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#8CB2BD

#8cb2bd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8cb2bd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 69.8% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.93% cyan, 5.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 193.47°, with 27.07% saturation and 64.51% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4109

Complementary

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #bd978c

Split complementary

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #bd8c9a
  3. #bdb08c

Analogous

  1. #8cbdb0
  2. #8cb2bd
  3. #8c9abd

Triadic

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #bd8cb2
  3. #b2bd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #978cbd
  3. #bd978c
  4. #b2bd8c

Square

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #b08cbd
  3. #bd978c
  4. #9abd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #406570
  2. #5c91a0
  3. #8cb2bd
  4. #bdd3d9
  5. #edf3f5

Shades

#8cb2bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #7ea0aa
  3. #708e97
  4. #627d84
  5. #546b71
  6. #46595f
  7. #38474c
  8. #2a3539
  9. #1c2426
  10. #0e1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb2bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #98bac4
  3. #a3c1ca
  4. #afc9d1
  5. #bad1d7
  6. #c6d9de
  7. #d1e0e5
  8. #dde8eb
  9. #e8f0f2
  10. #f4f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb2bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb2bd
  2. #8badb7
  3. #8aa8b1
  4. #88a3ab
  5. #879ea5
  6. #86999f
  7. #859498
  8. #848f92
  9. #828a8c
  10. #818586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0aeb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaafbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7db6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aadbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83b5b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb2bd {
  color: #8cb2bd;
}
Background
.bg-8cb2bd {
  background-color: #8cb2bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb2bd {
  border: 2px solid #8cb2bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb2bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 178 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 27% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb2bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb2bd, #8c9abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb2bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 178 189 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.92 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.42 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.15 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.61 #734d42 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8cb2bd  rgb(140, 178, 189)  hsl(193, 27%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#bd978c  rgb(189, 151, 140)  hsl(13, 27%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#bd8cb2  rgb(189, 140, 178)  hsl(313, 27%, 65%)  Lilac
#b2bd8c  rgb(178, 189, 140)  hsl(73, 27%, 65%)  Sage