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#8CF2EF

#8cf2ef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cf2ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 94.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.24% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 178.24°, with 79.69% saturation and 74.9% 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 16.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7531

Complementary

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #f28c8f

Split complementary

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #f28cc2
  3. #f2bc8c

Analogous

  1. #8cf2bc
  2. #8cf2ef
  3. #8cc2f2

Triadic

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #ef8cf2
  3. #f2ef8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #8c8ff2
  3. #f28c8f
  4. #f2ef8c

Square

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #bc8cf2
  3. #f28c8f
  4. #c2f28c

Monochromatic

  1. #17cec8
  2. #47eae5
  3. #8cf2ef
  4. #d1faf9
  5. #edfdfc

Shades

#8cf2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #7edad7
  3. #70c2bf
  4. #62a9a7
  5. #54918f
  6. #467978
  7. #386160
  8. #2a4948
  9. #1c3030
  10. #0e1818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cf2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #98f3f1
  3. #a3f5f2
  4. #aff6f4
  5. #baf7f5
  6. #c6f9f7
  7. #d1faf9
  8. #ddfbfa
  9. #e8fcfc
  10. #f4fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cf2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cf2ef
  2. #8be7e4
  3. #8adbd9
  4. #88d0ce
  5. #87c4c3
  6. #86b9b8
  7. #85aeac
  8. #84a2a1
  9. #829796
  10. #818b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5e8e7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7e9ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5dbf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5cf7f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9edef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bce5f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72f5f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cf2ef {
  color: #8cf2ef;
}
Background
.bg-8cf2ef {
  background-color: #8cf2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cf2ef {
  border: 2px solid #8cf2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cf2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 242 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 80% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cf2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cf2ef, #8cc2f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cf2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 242 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.62 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.87 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.39 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.72 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.72 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.46 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.18 #730d10 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#8cf2ef  rgb(140, 242, 239)  hsl(178, 80%, 75%)  Electric Blue
#f28c8f  rgb(242, 140, 143)  hsl(358, 80%, 75%)  Light Coral
#ef8cf2  rgb(239, 140, 242)  hsl(298, 80%, 75%)  Violet
#f2ef8c  rgb(242, 239, 140)  hsl(58, 80%, 75%)  Khaki