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#8ECFE2

#8ecfe2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8ecfe2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 81.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.17% cyan, 8.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 193.57°, with 59.15% saturation and 72.16% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.5587

Complementary

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #e2a18e

Split complementary

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #e28ea5
  3. #e2cb8e

Analogous

  1. #8ee2cb
  2. #8ecfe2
  3. #8ea5e2

Triadic

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #e28ecf
  3. #cfe28e

Tetradic

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #a18ee2
  3. #e2a18e
  4. #cfe28e

Square

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #cb8ee2
  3. #e2a18e
  4. #a5e28e

Monochromatic

  1. #2c8eab
  2. #51b5d2
  3. #8ecfe2
  4. #cbe9f2
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#8ecfe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #80bacb
  3. #72a6b5
  4. #63919e
  5. #557c88
  6. #476871
  7. #39535a
  8. #2b3e44
  9. #1c292d
  10. #0e1517
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ecfe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #99d4e5
  3. #a5d9e8
  4. #b0ddeb
  5. #bbe2ee
  6. #c7e7f1
  7. #d2ecf3
  8. #ddf1f6
  9. #e8f5f9
  10. #f4fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ecfe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ecfe2
  2. #8dc7d8
  3. #8bbfce
  4. #8ab7c5
  5. #88afbb
  6. #87a8b1
  7. #86a0a7
  8. #84989d
  9. #839094
  10. #81888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c9d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2cbe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c1e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ed6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0cde3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7c7e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7cd3da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ecfe2 {
  color: #8ecfe2;
}
Background
.bg-8ecfe2 {
  background-color: #8ecfe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ecfe2 {
  border: 2px solid #8ecfe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ecfe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 207 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 59% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ecfe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ecfe2, #8ea5e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ecfe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 207 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.19 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 3.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 4.92 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.62 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.65 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.02 #71301d Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#8ecfe2  rgb(142, 207, 226)  hsl(194, 59%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#e2a18e  rgb(226, 161, 142)  hsl(14, 59%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#e28ecf  rgb(226, 142, 207)  hsl(314, 59%, 72%)  Plum
#cfe28e  rgb(207, 226, 142)  hsl(74, 59%, 72%)  June Bud