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#8CC4D4

#8cc4d4 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cc4d4 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.86% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.96% cyan, 7.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 45.57% saturation and 69.02% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4981

Complementary

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #d49c8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #d48ca0
  3. #d4c08c

Analogous

  1. #8cd4c0
  2. #8cc4d4
  3. #8ca0d4

Triadic

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #d48cc4
  3. #c4d48c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #9c8cd4
  3. #d49c8c
  4. #c4d48c

Square

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #c08cd4
  3. #d49c8c
  4. #a0d48c

Monochromatic

  1. #367d91
  2. #54a7bf
  3. #8cc4d4
  4. #c4e1e9
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#8cc4d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #7eb0bf
  3. #709daa
  4. #628994
  5. #54767f
  6. #46626a
  7. #384e55
  8. #2a3b40
  9. #1c272a
  10. #0e1415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc4d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #98cad8
  3. #a3d0dd
  4. #afd6e1
  5. #badce5
  6. #c6e2ea
  7. #d1e7ee
  8. #ddedf2
  9. #e8f3f6
  10. #f4f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc4d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc4d4
  2. #8bbdcc
  3. #8ab6c3
  4. #88b0bb
  5. #87a9b2
  6. #86a2aa
  7. #859ba2
  8. #849499
  9. #828e91
  10. #818788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabfc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c0d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb7d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c2d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1bdd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dc8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc4d4 {
  color: #8cc4d4;
}
Background
.bg-8cc4d4 {
  background-color: #8cc4d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc4d4 {
  border: 2px solid #8cc4d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc4d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 196 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 46% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc4d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc4d4, #8ca0d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc4d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 196 212 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.69 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.89 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.14 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.50 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.22 #733b2b Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8cc4d4  rgb(140, 196, 212)  hsl(193, 46%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#d49c8c  rgb(212, 156, 140)  hsl(13, 46%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#d48cc4  rgb(212, 140, 196)  hsl(313, 46%, 69%)  Plum
#c4d48c  rgb(196, 212, 140)  hsl(73, 46%, 69%)  Pale Goldenrod