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#8DB2CC

#8db2cc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8db2cc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 69.8% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.88% cyan, 12.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 204.76°, with 38.18% saturation and 67.65% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4186

Complementary

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #cca78d

Split complementary

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #cc8d93
  3. #ccc78d

Analogous

  1. #8dccc7
  2. #8db2cc
  3. #8d93cc

Triadic

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #cc8db2
  3. #b2cc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #a78dcc
  3. #cca78d
  4. #b2cc8d

Square

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #c78dcc
  3. #cca78d
  4. #93cc8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b6685
  2. #588eb4
  3. #8db2cc
  4. #c2d6e4
  5. #f1f5f9

Shades

#8db2cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #7fa0b8
  3. #718ea3
  4. #637d8f
  5. #556b7a
  6. #475966
  7. #384752
  8. #2a353d
  9. #1c2429
  10. #0e1214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8db2cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #98bad1
  3. #a4c1d6
  4. #afc9db
  5. #bbd1e0
  6. #c6d9e6
  7. #d1e0eb
  8. #dde8f0
  9. #e8f0f5
  10. #f4f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8db2cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8db2cc
  2. #8cadc4
  3. #8aa8bd
  4. #89a3b5
  5. #889eae
  6. #8799a6
  7. #85949e
  8. #848f97
  9. #838a8f
  10. #818588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1afba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eaacc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98adcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82b6c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8db2cc {
  color: #8db2cc;
}
Background
.bg-8db2cc {
  background-color: #8db2cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8db2cc {
  border: 2px solid #8db2cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8db2cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 178 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8db2cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8db2cc, #8d93cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8db2cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 178 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.74 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.52 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.79 #724d33 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#8db2cc  rgb(141, 178, 204)  hsl(205, 38%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue
#cca78d  rgb(204, 167, 141)  hsl(25, 38%, 68%)  Tumbleweed
#cc8db2  rgb(204, 141, 178)  hsl(325, 38%, 68%)  Puce
#b2cc8d  rgb(178, 204, 141)  hsl(85, 38%, 68%)  Olivine