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#8EC2ED

#8ec2ed ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ec2ed is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 76.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.08% cyan, 18.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 207.16°, with 72.52% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.5045

Complementary

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #edb98e

Split complementary

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #ed8e92
  3. #ede98e

Analogous

  1. #8eede9
  2. #8ec2ed
  3. #8e92ed

Triadic

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #ed8ec2
  3. #c2ed8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #b98eed
  3. #edb98e
  4. #c2ed8e

Square

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #e98eed
  3. #edb98e
  4. #92ed8e

Monochromatic

  1. #1f79c3
  2. #4c9ee2
  3. #8ec2ed
  4. #d0e6f8
  5. #edf6fc

Shades

#8ec2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #80afd5
  3. #729bbe
  4. #6388a6
  5. #55748e
  6. #476177
  7. #394e5f
  8. #2b3a47
  9. #1c272f
  10. #0e1318
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #99c8ef
  3. #a5cef1
  4. #b0d4f2
  5. #bbdaf4
  6. #c7e1f6
  7. #d2e7f8
  8. #ddedfa
  9. #e8f3fb
  10. #f4f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec2ed
  2. #8dbbe2
  3. #8bb5d7
  4. #8aaecc
  5. #88a8c1
  6. #87a1b7
  7. #869aac
  8. #8494a1
  9. #838d96
  10. #81878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbfd2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6bccd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4c2ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cbced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ac8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec2ed {
  color: #8ec2ed;
}
Background
.bg-8ec2ed {
  background-color: #8ec2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec2ed {
  border: 2px solid #8ec2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 194 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 73% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec2ed, #8e92ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 194 237 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.01 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.05 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.84 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.34 #713d12 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#8ec2ed  rgb(142, 194, 237)  hsl(207, 73%, 74%)  Maya Blue
#edb98e  rgb(237, 185, 142)  hsl(27, 73%, 74%)  Tumbleweed
#ed8ec2  rgb(237, 142, 194)  hsl(327, 73%, 74%)  Persian Pink
#c2ed8e  rgb(194, 237, 142)  hsl(87, 73%, 74%)  Inchworm