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#8CD9EF

#8cd9ef ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cd9ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 85.1% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.42% cyan, 9.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 75.57% saturation and 74.31% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.6143

Complementary

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #efa28c

Split complementary

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #ef8ca7
  3. #efd38c

Analogous

  1. #8cefd3
  2. #8cd9ef
  3. #8ca7ef

Triadic

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #ef8cd9
  3. #d9ef8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #a28cef
  3. #efa28c
  4. #d9ef8c

Square

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #d38cef
  3. #efa28c
  4. #a7ef8c

Monochromatic

  1. #1ca0c6
  2. #49c3e6
  3. #8cd9ef
  4. #cfeff8
  5. #edf9fd

Shades

#8cd9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #7ec3d7
  3. #70aebf
  4. #6298a7
  5. #54828f
  6. #466d78
  7. #385760
  8. #2a4148
  9. #1c2b30
  10. #0e1618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #98ddf1
  3. #a3e1f2
  4. #afe4f4
  5. #bae8f5
  6. #c6ecf7
  7. #d1f0f9
  8. #ddf4fa
  9. #e8f7fc
  10. #f4fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd9ef
  2. #8bd0e4
  3. #8ac7d9
  4. #88bece
  5. #87b5c3
  6. #86adb8
  7. #85a4ac
  8. #849ba1
  9. #829296
  10. #81898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7d2dc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad4f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc9ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62e1e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5d6f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aacfef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75dee6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd9ef {
  color: #8cd9ef;
}
Background
.bg-8cd9ef {
  background-color: #8cd9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd9ef {
  border: 2px solid #8cd9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 217 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd9ef, #8ca7ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 217 239 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.37 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.62 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.62 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.71 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.61 #732610 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#8cd9ef  rgb(140, 217, 239)  hsl(193, 76%, 74%)  Non-Photo Blue
#efa28c  rgb(239, 162, 140)  hsl(13, 76%, 74%)  Vivid Tangerine
#ef8cd9  rgb(239, 140, 217)  hsl(313, 76%, 74%)  Violet
#d9ef8c  rgb(217, 239, 140)  hsl(73, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow