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#8EBDC7

#8ebdc7 ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8ebdc7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 74.12% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.64% cyan, 5.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 190.53°, with 33.73% saturation and 66.86% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.99.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4627

Complementary

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #c7988e

Split complementary

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #c78ea0
  3. #c7b48e

Analogous

  1. #8ec7b4
  2. #8ebdc7
  3. #8ea0c7

Triadic

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #c78ebd
  3. #bdc78e

Tetradic

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #988ec7
  3. #c7988e
  4. #bdc78e

Square

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #b48ec7
  3. #c7988e
  4. #a0c78e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e737e
  2. #5b9fae
  3. #8ebdc7
  4. #c1dbe0
  5. #f1f7f8

Shades

#8ebdc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #80aab3
  3. #72979f
  4. #63848b
  5. #557177
  6. #475f64
  7. #394c50
  8. #2b393c
  9. #1c2628
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ebdc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #99c4cd
  3. #a5cad2
  4. #b0d1d8
  5. #bbd7dd
  6. #c7dee3
  7. #d2e5e9
  8. #ddebee
  9. #e8f2f4
  10. #f4f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ebdc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ebdc7
  2. #8db7c0
  3. #8bb1b9
  4. #8aabb2
  5. #88a5ab
  6. #879fa4
  7. #86989c
  8. #849295
  9. #838c8e
  10. #818687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b8bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b9c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb2c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7bc2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7bbc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b6c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83c0c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ebdc7 {
  color: #8ebdc7;
}
Background
.bg-8ebdc7 {
  background-color: #8ebdc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ebdc7 {
  border: 2px solid #8ebdc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ebdc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 189 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 34% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ebdc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ebdc7, #8ea0c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ebdc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 189 199 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.43 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.09 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.59 #714238 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#8ebdc7  rgb(142, 189, 199)  hsl(191, 34%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#c7988e  rgb(199, 152, 142)  hsl(11, 34%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#c78ebd  rgb(199, 142, 189)  hsl(311, 34%, 67%)  Lilac
#bdc78e  rgb(189, 199, 142)  hsl(71, 34%, 67%)  Sage