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#8DCCCC

#8dcccc ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8dcccc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 80% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 38.18% saturation and 67.65% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 7.05.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5321

Complementary

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #cc8d8d

Split complementary

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #cc8dad
  3. #ccad8d

Analogous

  1. #8dccad
  2. #8dcccc
  3. #8dadcc

Triadic

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #cc8dcc
  3. #cccc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #8d8dcc
  3. #cc8d8d
  4. #cccc8d

Square

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #ad8dcc
  3. #cc8d8d
  4. #adcc8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b8585
  2. #58b4b4
  3. #8dcccc
  4. #c2e4e4
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#8dcccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #7fb8b8
  3. #71a3a3
  4. #638f8f
  5. #557a7a
  6. #476666
  7. #385252
  8. #2a3d3d
  9. #1c2929
  10. #0e1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dcccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dcccc
  2. #98d1d1
  3. #a4d6d6
  4. #afdbdb
  5. #bbe0e0
  6. #c6e6e6
  7. #d1ebeb
  8. #ddf0f0
  9. #e8f5f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dcccc mixed progressively with gray.

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

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bdcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76d0cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9c3cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80cecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dcccc {
  color: #8dcccc;
}
Background
.bg-8dcccc {
  background-color: #8dcccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dcccc {
  border: 2px solid #8dcccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dcccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 204 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dcccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dcccc, #8dadcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dcccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 204 204 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.05 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.90 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.01 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.17 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.36 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.11 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.15 #723333 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#8dcccc  rgb(141, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 38%, 68%)  Powder Blue
#cc8d8d  rgb(204, 141, 141)  hsl(0, 38%, 68%)  Old Rose
#cc8dcc  rgb(204, 141, 204)  hsl(300, 38%, 68%)  Plum
#cccc8d  rgb(204, 204, 141)  hsl(60, 38%, 68%)  Sage