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#8CBCCC

#8cbccc ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cbccc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 73.73% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.37% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 38.55% saturation and 67.45% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.459

Complementary

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #cc9c8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #cc8c9c
  3. #ccbc8c

Analogous

  1. #8cccbc
  2. #8cbccc
  3. #8c9ccc

Triadic

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #cc8cbc
  3. #bccc8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #9c8ccc
  3. #cc9c8c
  4. #bccc8c

Square

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #bc8ccc
  3. #cc9c8c
  4. #9ccc8c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b7284
  2. #579db4
  3. #8cbccc
  4. #c1dbe3
  5. #f1f7f9

Shades

#8cbccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #7ea9b8
  3. #7096a3
  4. #62848f
  5. #54717a
  6. #465e66
  7. #384b52
  8. #2a383d
  9. #1c2629
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cbccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #98c3d1
  3. #a3c9d6
  4. #afd0db
  5. #bad7e0
  6. #c6dee6
  7. #d1e4eb
  8. #ddebf0
  9. #e8f2f5
  10. #f4f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cbccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cbccc
  2. #8bb6c4
  3. #8ab0bd
  4. #88aab5
  5. #87a4ae
  6. #869ea6
  7. #85989e
  8. #849297
  9. #828c8f
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76c2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4bacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eb6cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80bfc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cbccc {
  color: #8cbccc;
}
Background
.bg-8cbccc {
  background-color: #8cbccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cbccc {
  border: 2px solid #8cbccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cbccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 188 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cbccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cbccc, #8c9ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cbccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 188 204 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.33 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.94 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.35 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.20 #734333 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8cbccc  rgb(140, 188, 204)  hsl(195, 39%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#cc9c8c  rgb(204, 156, 140)  hsl(15, 39%, 67%)  Tumbleweed
#cc8cbc  rgb(204, 140, 188)  hsl(315, 39%, 67%)  Lilac
#bccc8c  rgb(188, 204, 140)  hsl(75, 39%, 67%)  Olivine