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#8CB4DA

#8cb4da ≈ Iceberg

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cb4da is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.59% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.78% cyan, 17.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 209.23°, with 51.32% saturation and 70.2% 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 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.4328

Complementary

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #dab28c

Split complementary

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #da8c8d
  3. #dad98c

Analogous

  1. #8cdad9
  2. #8cb4da
  3. #8c8dda

Triadic

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #da8cb4
  3. #b4da8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #b28cda
  3. #dab28c
  4. #b4da8c

Square

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #d98cda
  3. #dab28c
  4. #8dda8c

Monochromatic

  1. #32689b
  2. #528ec7
  3. #8cb4da
  4. #c6daed
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#8cb4da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #7ea2c4
  3. #7090ae
  4. #627e99
  5. #546c83
  6. #465a6d
  7. #384857
  8. #2a3641
  9. #1c242c
  10. #0e1216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb4da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #98bcde
  3. #a3c3e1
  4. #afcbe5
  5. #bad2e9
  6. #c6daed
  7. #d1e1f0
  8. #dde9f4
  9. #e8f0f8
  10. #f4f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb4da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb4da
  2. #8bafd1
  3. #8aaac8
  4. #88a4bf
  5. #879fb6
  6. #869aad
  7. #8595a4
  8. #84909b
  9. #828a92
  10. #818589
  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 #a3b1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b4dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bacd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb4db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95afda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7db9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb4da {
  color: #8cb4da;
}
Background
.bg-8cb4da {
  background-color: #8cb4da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb4da {
  border: 2px solid #8cb4da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb4da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 180 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 51% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb4da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb4da, #8c8dda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb4da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 180 218 / 0.35);
}

#71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.06 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.80 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.05 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.12 #734b25 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Iceberg
#8cb4da  rgb(140, 180, 218)  hsl(209, 51%, 70%)  Iceberg
#dab28c  rgb(218, 178, 140)  hsl(29, 51%, 70%)  Tan
#da8cb4  rgb(218, 140, 180)  hsl(329, 51%, 70%)  Persian Pink
#b4da8c  rgb(180, 218, 140)  hsl(89, 51%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple