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#8DCBCB

#8dcbcb ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8dcbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 37.35% saturation and 67.45% 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.5269

Complementary

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #cb8d8d

Split complementary

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #cb8dac
  3. #cbac8d

Analogous

  1. #8dcbac
  2. #8dcbcb
  3. #8daccb

Triadic

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #cb8dcb
  3. #cbcb8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #8d8dcb
  3. #cb8d8d
  4. #cbcb8d

Square

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #ac8dcb
  3. #cb8d8d
  4. #accb8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3c8383
  2. #58b3b3
  3. #8dcbcb
  4. #c2e3e3
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#8dcbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #7fb7b7
  3. #71a2a2
  4. #638e8e
  5. #557a7a
  6. #476666
  7. #385151
  8. #2a3d3d
  9. #1c2929
  10. #0e1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dcbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #98d0d0
  3. #a4d5d5
  4. #afdbdb
  5. #bbe0e0
  6. #c6e5e5
  7. #d1eaea
  8. #ddefef
  9. #e8f5f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dcbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dcbcb
  2. #8cc4c4
  3. #8abcbc
  4. #89b5b5
  5. #88adad
  6. #87a6a6
  7. #859e9e
  8. #849797
  9. #838f8f
  10. #818888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c5cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bccc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76cfcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c8cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8c2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80cdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dcbcb {
  color: #8dcbcb;
}
Background
.bg-8dcbcb {
  background-color: #8dcbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dcbcb {
  border: 2px solid #8dcbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dcbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 37% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dcbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dcbcb, #8daccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dcbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.14 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.00 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.03 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.23 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.43 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.11 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.26 #723434 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#8dcbcb  rgb(141, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 37%, 67%)  Powder Blue
#cb8d8d  rgb(203, 141, 141)  hsl(0, 37%, 67%)  Old Rose
#cb8dcb  rgb(203, 141, 203)  hsl(300, 37%, 67%)  Plum
#cbcb8d  rgb(203, 203, 141)  hsl(60, 37%, 67%)  Sage