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#8CD7ED

#8cd7ed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cd7ed is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 84.31% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.93% cyan, 9.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 193.61°, with 72.93% saturation and 73.92% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6029

Complementary

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #eda28c

Split complementary

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #ed8ca6
  3. #edd28c

Analogous

  1. #8cedd2
  2. #8cd7ed
  3. #8ca6ed

Triadic

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #ed8cd7
  3. #d7ed8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #a28ced
  3. #eda28c
  4. #d7ed8c

Square

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #d28ced
  3. #eda28c
  4. #a6ed8c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e9dc2
  2. #4ac0e3
  3. #8cd7ed
  4. #ceeef7
  5. #edf9fc

Shades

#8cd7ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #7ec2d5
  3. #70acbe
  4. #6297a6
  5. #54818e
  6. #466c77
  7. #38565f
  8. #2a4147
  9. #1c2b2f
  10. #0e1618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd7ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #98dbef
  3. #a3dff1
  4. #afe3f2
  5. #bae7f4
  6. #c6ebf6
  7. #d1eff8
  8. #ddf3fa
  9. #e8f7fb
  10. #f4fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd7ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd7ed
  2. #8bcee2
  3. #8ac6d7
  4. #88bdcc
  5. #87b4c1
  6. #86acb7
  7. #85a3ac
  8. #849aa1
  9. #829196
  10. #81898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d0da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d3ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac7ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #63dfde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4d4ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ceed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76dce4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd7ed {
  color: #8cd7ed;
}
Background
.bg-8cd7ed {
  background-color: #8cd7ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd7ed {
  border: 2px solid #8cd7ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd7ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 215 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd7ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd7ed, #8ca6ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd7ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 215 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.44 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.45 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.45 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.43 #732812 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8cd7ed  rgb(140, 215, 237)  hsl(194, 73%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#eda28c  rgb(237, 162, 140)  hsl(14, 73%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#ed8cd7  rgb(237, 140, 215)  hsl(314, 73%, 74%)  Violet
#d7ed8c  rgb(215, 237, 140)  hsl(74, 73%, 74%)  June Bud