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#8DBDDD

#8dbddd ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8dbddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.2% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 54.05% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.4728

Complementary

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #ddad8d

Split complementary

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #dd8d95
  3. #ddd58d

Analogous

  1. #8dddd5
  2. #8dbddd
  3. #8d95dd

Triadic

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #dd8dbd
  3. #bddd8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #ad8ddd
  3. #ddad8d
  4. #bddd8d

Square

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #d58ddd
  3. #ddad8d
  4. #95dd8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3074a1
  2. #529bcb
  3. #8dbddd
  4. #c8dfef
  5. #eff6fa

Shades

#8dbddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #7faac7
  3. #7197b1
  4. #63849b
  5. #557185
  6. #475f6f
  7. #384c58
  8. #2a3942
  9. #1c262c
  10. #0e1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dbddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #98c4e0
  3. #a4cae4
  4. #afd1e7
  5. #bbd7eb
  6. #c6deee
  7. #d1e5f1
  8. #ddebf5
  9. #e8f2f8
  10. #f4f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dbddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dbddd
  2. #8cb7d4
  3. #8ab1ca
  4. #89abc1
  5. #88a5b8
  6. #879faf
  7. #8598a5
  8. #84929c
  9. #838c93
  10. #818689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b9c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afbcdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b3dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71c5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bcde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bb7dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dc2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dbddd {
  color: #8dbddd;
}
Background
.bg-8dbddd {
  background-color: #8dbddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dbddd {
  border: 2px solid #8dbddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dbddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 189 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 54% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dbddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dbddd, #8d95dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dbddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 189 221 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.30 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.49 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.61 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.85 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.19 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.73 #724222 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#8dbddd  rgb(141, 189, 221)  hsl(204, 54%, 71%)  Light Sky Blue
#ddad8d  rgb(221, 173, 141)  hsl(24, 54%, 71%)  Tumbleweed
#dd8dbd  rgb(221, 141, 189)  hsl(324, 54%, 71%)  Persian Pink
#bddd8d  rgb(189, 221, 141)  hsl(84, 54%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple