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#8EC4DB

#8ec4db ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ec4db is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 76.86% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.16% cyan, 10.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 197.92°, with 51.68% saturation and 70.78% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.5035

Complementary

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #dba58e

Split complementary

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #db8e9d
  3. #dbcb8e

Analogous

  1. #8edbcb
  2. #8ec4db
  3. #8e9ddb

Triadic

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #db8ec4
  3. #c4db8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #a58edb
  3. #dba58e
  4. #c4db8e

Square

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #cb8edb
  3. #dba58e
  4. #9ddb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #327e9e
  2. #54a6c9
  3. #8ec4db
  4. #c8e2ed
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#8ec4db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #80b0c5
  3. #729daf
  4. #638999
  5. #557683
  6. #47626e
  7. #394e58
  8. #2b3b42
  9. #1c272c
  10. #0e1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec4db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #99cadf
  3. #a5d0e2
  4. #b0d6e6
  5. #bbdce9
  6. #c7e2ed
  7. #d2e7f1
  8. #ddedf4
  9. #e8f3f8
  10. #f4f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec4db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec4db
  2. #8dbdd2
  3. #8bb6c9
  4. #8ab0c0
  5. #88a9b7
  6. #87a2ae
  7. #869ba4
  8. #84949b
  9. #838e92
  10. #818789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbfc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c1dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb8db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73cbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c2dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1bddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fc8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec4db {
  color: #8ec4db;
}
Background
.bg-8ec4db {
  background-color: #8ec4db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec4db {
  border: 2px solid #8ec4db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec4db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 196 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 52% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec4db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec4db, #8e9ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec4db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 196 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.31 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.92 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.16 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.16 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.67 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.28 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.54 #713b24 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8ec4db  rgb(142, 196, 219)  hsl(198, 52%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#dba58e  rgb(219, 165, 142)  hsl(18, 52%, 71%)  Tumbleweed
#db8ec4  rgb(219, 142, 196)  hsl(318, 52%, 71%)  Plum
#c4db8e  rgb(196, 219, 142)  hsl(78, 52%, 71%)  June Bud