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#8CD4EC

#8cd4ec ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cd4ec is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 83.14% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.68% cyan, 10.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 195°, 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5872

Complementary

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #eca48c

Split complementary

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #ec8ca4
  3. #ecd48c

Analogous

  1. #8cecd4
  2. #8cd4ec
  3. #8ca4ec

Triadic

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #ec8cd4
  3. #d4ec8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #a48cec
  3. #eca48c
  4. #d4ec8c

Square

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #d48cec
  3. #eca48c
  4. #a4ec8c

Monochromatic

  1. #2097bf
  2. #4abbe1
  3. #8cd4ec
  4. #ceedf7
  5. #edf8fc

Shades

#8cd4ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #7ebfd4
  3. #70aabd
  4. #6294a5
  5. #547f8e
  6. #466a76
  7. #38555e
  8. #2a4047
  9. #1c2a2f
  10. #0e1518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd4ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #98d8ee
  3. #a3ddf0
  4. #afe1f2
  5. #bae5f4
  6. #c6eaf6
  7. #d1eef7
  8. #ddf2f9
  9. #e8f6fb
  10. #f4fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd4ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd4ec
  2. #8bcce1
  3. #8ac3d6
  4. #88bbcc
  5. #87b2c1
  6. #86aab6
  7. #85a2ab
  8. #8499a0
  9. #829196
  10. #81888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ced8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d0ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64dcdb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1d2ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7cbec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76d9e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd4ec {
  color: #8cd4ec;
}
Background
.bg-8cd4ec {
  background-color: #8cd4ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd4ec {
  border: 2px solid #8cd4ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd4ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 212 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 72% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd4ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd4ec, #8ca4ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd4ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 212 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.34 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.82 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.44 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.30 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 7.95 #732b13 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8cd4ec  rgb(140, 212, 236)  hsl(195, 72%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#eca48c  rgb(236, 164, 140)  hsl(15, 72%, 74%)  Dark Salmon
#ec8cd4  rgb(236, 140, 212)  hsl(315, 72%, 74%)  Persian Pink
#d4ec8c  rgb(212, 236, 140)  hsl(75, 72%, 74%)  June Bud