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#8CCCDD

#8cccdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cccdd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 80% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.65% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 192.59°, with 54.36% saturation and 70.78% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5398

Complementary

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #dd9d8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #dd8ca3
  3. #ddc58c

Analogous

  1. #8cddc5
  2. #8cccdd
  3. #8ca3dd

Triadic

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #dd8ccc
  3. #ccdd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #9d8cdd
  3. #dd9d8c
  4. #ccdd8c

Square

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #c58cdd
  3. #dd9d8c
  4. #a3dd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #2f89a1
  2. #51b2cc
  3. #8cccdd
  4. #c7e6ee
  5. #eff8fa

Shades

#8cccdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #7eb8c7
  3. #70a3b1
  4. #628f9b
  5. #547a85
  6. #46666f
  7. #385258
  8. #2a3d42
  9. #1c292c
  10. #0e1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cccdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #98d1e0
  3. #a3d6e4
  4. #afdbe7
  5. #bae0eb
  6. #c6e6ee
  7. #d1ebf1
  8. #ddf0f5
  9. #e8f5f8
  10. #f4fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cccdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cccdd
  2. #8bc4d4
  3. #8abdca
  4. #88b5c1
  5. #87aeb8
  6. #86a6af
  7. #859ea5
  8. #84979c
  9. #828f93
  10. #818889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc6cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dd3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aecade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5c4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bd0d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cccdd {
  color: #8cccdd;
}
Background
.bg-8cccdd {
  background-color: #8cccdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cccdd {
  border: 2px solid #8cccdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cccdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 204 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 54% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cccdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cccdd, #8ca3dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cccdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 204 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 4.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.25 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.36 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.37 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.56 #733322 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8cccdd  rgb(140, 204, 221)  hsl(193, 54%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#dd9d8c  rgb(221, 157, 140)  hsl(13, 54%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#dd8ccc  rgb(221, 140, 204)  hsl(313, 54%, 71%)  Plum
#ccdd8c  rgb(204, 221, 140)  hsl(73, 54%, 71%)  June Bud