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#8CC5EC

#8cc5ec ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cc5ec is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 77.25% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.68% cyan, 16.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 204.38°, with 71.64% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5156

Complementary

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #ecb38c

Split complementary

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #ec8c95
  3. #ece38c

Analogous

  1. #8cece3
  2. #8cc5ec
  3. #8c95ec

Triadic

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #ec8cc5
  3. #c5ec8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #b38cec
  3. #ecb38c
  4. #c5ec8c

Square

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #e38cec
  3. #ecb38c
  4. #95ec8c

Monochromatic

  1. #207ebf
  2. #4aa4e1
  3. #8cc5ec
  4. #cee6f7
  5. #edf6fc

Shades

#8cc5ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #7eb1d4
  3. #709ebd
  4. #628aa5
  5. #54768e
  6. #466376
  7. #384f5e
  8. #2a3b47
  9. #1c272f
  10. #0e1418
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc5ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #98cbee
  3. #a3d1f0
  4. #afd6f2
  5. #badcf4
  6. #c6e2f6
  7. #d1e8f7
  8. #ddeef9
  9. #e8f3fb
  10. #f4f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc5ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc5ec
  2. #8bbee1
  3. #8ab7d6
  4. #88b0cc
  5. #87a9c1
  6. #86a3b6
  7. #859cab
  8. #8495a0
  9. #828e96
  10. #81878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc1d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c4ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7baeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67cfd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbeec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78cbdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc5ec {
  color: #8cc5ec;
}
Background
.bg-8cc5ec {
  background-color: #8cc5ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc5ec {
  border: 2px solid #8cc5ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc5ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 197 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 72% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc5ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc5ec, #8c95ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc5ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 197 236 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 2.78 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.85 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.12 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.14 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.56 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.59 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.62 #733a13 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#8cc5ec  rgb(140, 197, 236)  hsl(204, 72%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#ecb38c  rgb(236, 179, 140)  hsl(24, 72%, 74%)  Tumbleweed
#ec8cc5  rgb(236, 140, 197)  hsl(324, 72%, 74%)  Persian Pink
#c5ec8c  rgb(197, 236, 140)  hsl(84, 72%, 74%)  Inchworm