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#8DBDD1

#8dbdd1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8dbdd1 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 74.12% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.54% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 197.65°, with 42.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4666

Complementary

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #d1a18d

Split complementary

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #d18d9b
  3. #d1c38d

Analogous

  1. #8dd1c3
  2. #8dbdd1
  3. #8d9bd1

Triadic

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #d18dbd
  3. #bdd18d

Tetradic

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #a18dd1
  3. #d1a18d
  4. #bdd18d

Square

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #c38dd1
  3. #d1a18d
  4. #9bd18d

Monochromatic

  1. #39748c
  2. #579dbb
  3. #8dbdd1
  4. #c4dde7
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#8dbdd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #7faabc
  3. #7197a7
  4. #638492
  5. #55717d
  6. #475f69
  7. #384c54
  8. #2a393f
  9. #1c262a
  10. #0e1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dbdd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #98c4d6
  3. #a4cada
  4. #afd1df
  5. #bbd7e3
  6. #c6dee8
  7. #d1e5ed
  8. #ddebf1
  9. #e8f2f6
  10. #f4f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dbdd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dbdd1
  2. #8cb7c9
  3. #8ab1c1
  4. #89abb9
  5. #88a5b1
  6. #879fa9
  7. #8598a0
  8. #849298
  9. #838c90
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b2d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76c3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5bbd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9eb7d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80c1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dbdd1 {
  color: #8dbdd1;
}
Background
.bg-8dbdd1 {
  background-color: #8dbdd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dbdd1 {
  border: 2px solid #8dbdd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dbdd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 189 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 43% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dbdd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dbdd1, #8d9bd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dbdd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 189 209 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.88 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.77 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.15 #72422e Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8dbdd1  rgb(141, 189, 209)  hsl(198, 43%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#d1a18d  rgb(209, 161, 141)  hsl(18, 43%, 69%)  Tumbleweed
#d18dbd  rgb(209, 141, 189)  hsl(318, 43%, 69%)  Plum
#bdd18d  rgb(189, 209, 141)  hsl(78, 43%, 69%)  Olivine