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#8DC6CF

#8dc6cf ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8dc6cf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 77.65% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.88% cyan, 4.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 188.18°, with 40.74% saturation and 68.24% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5056

Complementary

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #cf968d

Split complementary

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #cf8da5
  3. #cfb78d

Analogous

  1. #8dcfb7
  2. #8dc6cf
  3. #8da5cf

Triadic

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #cf8dc6
  3. #c6cf8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #968dcf
  3. #cf968d
  4. #c6cf8d

Square

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #b78dcf
  3. #cf968d
  4. #a5cf8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3a7e89
  2. #57abb8
  3. #8dc6cf
  4. #c3e1e6
  5. #f1f8f9

Shades

#8dc6cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #7fb2ba
  3. #719ea6
  4. #638b91
  5. #55777c
  6. #476368
  7. #384f53
  8. #2a3b3e
  9. #1c2829
  10. #0e1415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dc6cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #98ccd4
  3. #a4d1d9
  4. #afd7dd
  5. #bbdde2
  6. #c6e3e7
  7. #d1e8ec
  8. #ddeef1
  9. #e8f4f5
  10. #f4f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dc6cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dc6cf
  2. #8cbfc7
  3. #8ab8bf
  4. #89b1b7
  5. #88aaaf
  6. #87a3a8
  7. #859ca0
  8. #849598
  9. #838e90
  10. #818788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc0c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc2d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76cbc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acc3cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4becf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80c9cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dc6cf {
  color: #8dc6cf;
}
Background
.bg-8dc6cf {
  background-color: #8dc6cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dc6cf {
  border: 2px solid #8dc6cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dc6cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 198 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dc6cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dc6cf, #8da5cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dc6cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 198 207 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.72 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.91 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.32 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.69 #723930 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#8dc6cf  rgb(141, 198, 207)  hsl(188, 41%, 68%)  Non-Photo Blue
#cf968d  rgb(207, 150, 141)  hsl(8, 41%, 68%)  Rosy Brown
#cf8dc6  rgb(207, 141, 198)  hsl(308, 41%, 68%)  Plum
#c6cf8d  rgb(198, 207, 141)  hsl(68, 41%, 68%)  Sage