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#8CB3E2

#8cb3e2 ≈ Iceberg

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cb3e2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.2% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.05% cyan, 20.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 212.79°, with 59.72% saturation and 71.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Iceberg (#71a6d2), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.4331

Complementary

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #e2bb8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #e2908c
  3. #dee28c

Analogous

  1. #8cdee2
  2. #8cb3e2
  3. #908ce2

Triadic

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #e28cb3
  3. #b3e28c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #bb8ce2
  3. #e2bb8c
  4. #b3e28c

Square

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #e28cde
  3. #e2bb8c
  4. #8ce290

Monochromatic

  1. #2b65aa
  2. #4f8bd3
  3. #8cb3e2
  4. #c9dbf1
  5. #eff4fb

Shades

#8cb3e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #7ea1cb
  3. #708fb5
  4. #627d9e
  5. #546b88
  6. #465a71
  7. #38485a
  8. #2a3644
  9. #1c242d
  10. #0e1217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb3e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #98bbe5
  3. #a3c2e8
  4. #afcaeb
  5. #bad1ee
  6. #c6d9f1
  7. #d1e1f3
  8. #dde8f6
  9. #e8f0f9
  10. #f4f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb3e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb3e2
  2. #8baed8
  3. #8aa9ce
  4. #88a4c5
  5. #879fbb
  6. #869ab1
  7. #8594a7
  8. #848f9d
  9. #828a94
  10. #81858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b1c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b5e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97ace1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6fbdc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b4e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93afe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7cb9d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb3e2 {
  color: #8cb3e2;
}
Background
.bg-8cb3e2 {
  background-color: #8cb3e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb3e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb3e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb3e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 179 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 60% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb3e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb3e2, #908ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb3e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 179 226 / 0.35);
}

#71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.47 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.86 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.52 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.11 #734c1d Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Iceberg
#8cb3e2  rgb(140, 179, 226)  hsl(213, 60%, 72%)  Iceberg
#e2bb8c  rgb(226, 187, 140)  hsl(33, 60%, 72%)  Burly Wood
#e28cb3  rgb(226, 140, 179)  hsl(333, 60%, 72%)  Persian Pink
#b3e28c  rgb(179, 226, 140)  hsl(93, 60%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple