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#8CCED9

#8cced9 ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cced9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 80.78% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.48% cyan, 5.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 188.57°, with 50.33% saturation and 70% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5473

Complementary

  1. #8cced9
  2. #d9978c

Split complementary

  1. #8cced9
  2. #d98ca8
  3. #d9bd8c

Analogous

  1. #8cd9bd
  2. #8cced9
  3. #8ca8d9

Triadic

  1. #8cced9
  2. #d98cce
  3. #ced98c

Tetradic

  1. #8cced9
  2. #978cd9
  3. #d9978c
  4. #ced98c

Square

  1. #8cced9
  2. #bd8cd9
  3. #d9978c
  4. #a8d98c

Monochromatic

  1. #338b99
  2. #52b6c6
  3. #8cced9
  4. #c5e7ec
  5. #f0f8fa

Shades

#8cced9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cced9
  2. #7eb9c3
  3. #70a5ae
  4. #629098
  5. #547c82
  6. #46676d
  7. #385257
  8. #2a3e41
  9. #1c292b
  10. #0e1516
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cced9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cced9
  2. #98d3dd
  3. #a3d8e1
  4. #afdde4
  5. #bae2e8
  6. #c6e7ec
  7. #d1ebf0
  8. #ddf0f4
  9. #e8f5f7
  10. #f4fafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cced9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cced9
  2. #8bc6d0
  3. #8abec7
  4. #88b7be
  5. #87afb5
  6. #86a7ad
  7. #859fa4
  8. #84979b
  9. #829092
  10. #818889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c8cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c9da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bfd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6fd4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cbd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7c5d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bd1d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cced9 {
  color: #8cced9;
}
Background
.bg-8cced9 {
  background-color: #8cced9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cced9 {
  border: 2px solid #8cced9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cced9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 206 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 50% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cced9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cced9, #8ca8d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cced9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 206 217 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.05 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.92 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.24 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.25 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.60 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.54 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.48 #733126 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#8cced9  rgb(140, 206, 217)  hsl(189, 50%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#d9978c  rgb(217, 151, 140)  hsl(9, 50%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#d98cce  rgb(217, 140, 206)  hsl(309, 50%, 70%)  Plum
#ced98c  rgb(206, 217, 140)  hsl(69, 50%, 70%)  Pale Goldenrod