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#8CBDEB

#8cbdeb ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cbdeb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 74.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.43% cyan, 19.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 209.05°, with 70.37% saturation and 73.53% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.4797

Complementary

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #ebba8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #eb8c8e
  3. #ebe98c

Analogous

  1. #8cebe9
  2. #8cbdeb
  3. #8c8eeb

Triadic

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #eb8cbd
  3. #bdeb8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #ba8ceb
  3. #ebba8c
  4. #bdeb8c

Square

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #e98ceb
  3. #ebba8c
  4. #8eeb8c

Monochromatic

  1. #2171bd
  2. #4b98e0
  3. #8cbdeb
  4. #cde2f6
  5. #eef5fc

Shades

#8cbdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #7eaad4
  3. #7097bc
  4. #6284a5
  5. #54718d
  6. #465f76
  7. #384c5e
  8. #2a3947
  9. #1c262f
  10. #0e1318
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cbdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #98c4ed
  3. #a3caef
  4. #afd1f1
  5. #bad7f3
  6. #c6def5
  7. #d1e5f7
  8. #ddebf9
  9. #e8f2fb
  10. #f4f8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cbdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cbdeb
  2. #8bb7e0
  3. #8ab1d6
  4. #88abcb
  5. #87a5c0
  6. #869fb6
  7. #8598ab
  8. #8492a0
  9. #828c95
  10. #81868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8bace ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbeed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb4ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69c8cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fbdec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98b8ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79c4d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cbdeb {
  color: #8cbdeb;
}
Background
.bg-8cbdeb {
  background-color: #8cbdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cbdeb {
  border: 2px solid #8cbdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cbdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 189 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 70% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cbdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cbdeb, #8c8eeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cbdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 189 235 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.49 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.73 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.61 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.82 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.40 #734214 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#8cbdeb  rgb(140, 189, 235)  hsl(209, 70%, 74%)  Maya Blue
#ebba8c  rgb(235, 186, 140)  hsl(29, 70%, 74%)  Burly Wood
#eb8cbd  rgb(235, 140, 189)  hsl(329, 70%, 74%)  Persian Pink
#bdeb8c  rgb(189, 235, 140)  hsl(89, 70%, 74%)  Inchworm