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#8CBFC7

#8cbfc7 ≈ Light Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8cbfc7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 74.9% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.65% cyan, 4.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 188.14°, with 34.5% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Blue (#add8e6), ΔE 7.7.

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Relative luminance0.4696

Complementary

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #c7948c

Split complementary

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #c78ca1
  3. #c7b28c

Analogous

  1. #8cc7b2
  2. #8cbfc7
  3. #8ca1c7

Triadic

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #c78cbf
  3. #bfc78c

Tetradic

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #948cc7
  3. #c7948c
  4. #bfc78c

Square

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #b28cc7
  3. #c7948c
  4. #a1c78c

Monochromatic

  1. #3d747d
  2. #59a2ae
  3. #8cbfc7
  4. #bfdce0
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#8cbfc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #7eacb3
  3. #70999f
  4. #62868b
  5. #547377
  6. #466064
  7. #384c50
  8. #2a393c
  9. #1c2628
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cbfc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #98c5cd
  3. #a3ccd2
  4. #afd2d8
  5. #bad9dd
  6. #c6dfe3
  7. #d1e5e9
  8. #ddecee
  9. #e8f2f4
  10. #f4f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cbfc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cbfc7
  2. #8bb9c0
  3. #8ab2b9
  4. #88acb2
  5. #87a6ab
  6. #86a0a4
  7. #85999c
  8. #849395
  9. #828d8e
  10. #818687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7babd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bbc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb3c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78c3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7bdc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b8c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80c2c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cbfc7 {
  color: #8cbfc7;
}
Background
.bg-8cbfc7 {
  background-color: #8cbfc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cbfc7 {
  border: 2px solid #8cbfc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cbfc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 191 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 35% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cbfc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cbfc7, #8ca1c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cbfc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 191 199 / 0.35);
}

#add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.70 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.92 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.05 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.00 #734038 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Light Blue
#8cbfc7  rgb(140, 191, 199)  hsl(188, 35%, 66%)  Light Blue
#c7948c  rgb(199, 148, 140)  hsl(8, 35%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#c78cbf  rgb(199, 140, 191)  hsl(308, 35%, 66%)  Lilac
#bfc78c  rgb(191, 199, 140)  hsl(68, 35%, 66%)  Sage