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#8DBBC6

#8dbbc6 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8dbbc6 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 73.33% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.79% cyan, 5.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 191.58°, with 33.33% saturation and 66.47% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.94.

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Relative luminance0.4528

Complementary

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #c6988d

Split complementary

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #c68d9e
  3. #c6b48d

Analogous

  1. #8dc6b4
  2. #8dbbc6
  3. #8d9ec6

Triadic

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #c68dbb
  3. #bbc68d

Tetradic

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #988dc6
  3. #c6988d
  4. #bbc68d

Square

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #b48dc6
  3. #c6988d
  4. #9ec68d

Monochromatic

  1. #3e707c
  2. #5a9dac
  3. #8dbbc6
  4. #c0d9df
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#8dbbc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #7fa8b2
  3. #71969e
  4. #63838b
  5. #557077
  6. #475e63
  7. #384b4f
  8. #2a383b
  9. #1c2528
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dbbc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #98c2cc
  3. #a4c9d1
  4. #afcfd7
  5. #bbd6dd
  6. #c6dde3
  7. #d1e4e8
  8. #ddebee
  9. #e8f1f4
  10. #f4f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dbbc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dbbc6
  2. #8cb5bf
  3. #8aafb8
  4. #89a9b1
  5. #88a3aa
  6. #879ea3
  7. #85989c
  8. #849295
  9. #838c8e
  10. #818687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b8c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b0c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ac0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5b9c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb5c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82bec1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dbbc6 {
  color: #8dbbc6;
}
Background
.bg-8dbbc6 {
  background-color: #8dbbc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dbbc6 {
  border: 2px solid #8dbbc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dbbc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 187 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 33% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dbbc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dbbc6, #8d9ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dbbc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 187 198 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.94 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.30 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.74 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.76 #724439 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#8dbbc6  rgb(141, 187, 198)  hsl(192, 33%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#c6988d  rgb(198, 152, 141)  hsl(12, 33%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#c68dbb  rgb(198, 141, 187)  hsl(312, 33%, 66%)  Lilac
#bbc68d  rgb(187, 198, 141)  hsl(72, 33%, 66%)  Sage