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#8CB5D9

#8cb5d9 ≈ Iceberg

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cb5d9 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.98% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.48% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 208.05°, with 50.33% saturation and 70% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Iceberg (#71a6d2), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.4363

Complementary

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #d9b08c

Split complementary

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #d98c8f
  3. #d9d68c

Analogous

  1. #8cd9d6
  2. #8cb5d9
  3. #8c8fd9

Triadic

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #d98cb5
  3. #b5d98c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #b08cd9
  3. #d9b08c
  4. #b5d98c

Square

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #d68cd9
  3. #d9b08c
  4. #8fd98c

Monochromatic

  1. #336999
  2. #5290c6
  3. #8cb5d9
  4. #c5daec
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#8cb5d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #7ea3c3
  3. #7091ae
  4. #627f98
  5. #546d82
  6. #465b6d
  7. #384857
  8. #2a3641
  9. #1c242b
  10. #0e1216
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb5d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #98bcdd
  3. #a3c4e1
  4. #afcbe4
  5. #bad3e8
  6. #c6daec
  7. #d1e1f0
  8. #dde9f4
  9. #e8f0f7
  10. #f4f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb5d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb5d9
  2. #8bb0d0
  3. #8aaac7
  4. #88a5be
  5. #87a0b5
  6. #869bad
  7. #8595a4
  8. #84909b
  9. #828b92
  10. #818589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b5db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9dadd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72bec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db5da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b0d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dbacb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb5d9 {
  color: #8cb5d9;
}
Background
.bg-8cb5d9 {
  background-color: #8cb5d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb5d9 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb5d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb5d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 181 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 50% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb5d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb5d9, #8c8fd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb5d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 181 217 / 0.35);
}

#71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.18 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.16 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.24 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.50 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.59 #734a26 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Iceberg
#8cb5d9  rgb(140, 181, 217)  hsl(208, 50%, 70%)  Iceberg
#d9b08c  rgb(217, 176, 140)  hsl(28, 50%, 70%)  Tumbleweed
#d98cb5  rgb(217, 140, 181)  hsl(328, 50%, 70%)  Persian Pink
#b5d98c  rgb(181, 217, 140)  hsl(88, 50%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple