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#8EC5D7

#8ec5d7 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ec5d7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 77.25% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.95% cyan, 8.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 194.79°, with 47.71% saturation and 70% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5059

Complementary

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #d7a08e

Split complementary

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #d78ea1
  3. #d7c48e

Analogous

  1. #8ed7c4
  2. #8ec5d7
  3. #8ea1d7

Triadic

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #d78ec5
  3. #c5d78e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #a08ed7
  3. #d7a08e
  4. #c5d78e

Square

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #c48ed7
  3. #d7a08e
  4. #a1d78e

Monochromatic

  1. #357f97
  2. #56a8c3
  3. #8ec5d7
  4. #c7e2eb
  5. #f0f7fa

Shades

#8ec5d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #80b1c2
  3. #729eac
  4. #638a97
  5. #557681
  6. #47636c
  7. #394f56
  8. #2b3b41
  9. #1c272b
  10. #0e1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec5d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #99cbdb
  3. #a5d1df
  4. #b0d6e3
  5. #bbdce7
  6. #c7e2eb
  7. #d2e8ef
  8. #ddeef3
  9. #e8f3f7
  10. #f4f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec5d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec5d7
  2. #8dbece
  3. #8bb7c6
  4. #8ab0bd
  5. #88a9b4
  6. #87a3ac
  7. #869ca3
  8. #84959a
  9. #838e91
  10. #818789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc0c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac2d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb9d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74cbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aac3d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2bed7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fc9d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec5d7 {
  color: #8ec5d7;
}
Background
.bg-8ec5d7 {
  background-color: #8ec5d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec5d7 {
  border: 2px solid #8ec5d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec5d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 197 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 48% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec5d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec5d7, #8ea1d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec5d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 197 215 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.01 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.10 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 5.65 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.89 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.06 #713a28 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8ec5d7  rgb(142, 197, 215)  hsl(195, 48%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#d7a08e  rgb(215, 160, 142)  hsl(15, 48%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#d78ec5  rgb(215, 142, 197)  hsl(315, 48%, 70%)  Plum
#c5d78e  rgb(197, 215, 142)  hsl(75, 48%, 70%)  June Bud