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#8EECFC

#8eecfc ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8eecfc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 92.55% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.65% cyan, 6.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 188.73°, with 94.83% saturation and 77.25% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7277

Complementary

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #fc9e8e

Split complementary

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #fc8eb5
  3. #fcd58e

Analogous

  1. #8efcd5
  2. #8eecfc
  3. #8eb5fc

Triadic

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #fc8eec
  3. #ecfc8e

Tetradic

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #9e8efc
  3. #fc9e8e
  4. #ecfc8e

Square

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #d58efc
  3. #fc9e8e
  4. #b5fc8e

Monochromatic

  1. #06c9eb
  2. #43dffa
  3. #8eecfc
  4. #d8f9fe
  5. #ebfcfe

Shades

#8eecfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #80d4e3
  3. #72bdca
  4. #63a5b0
  5. #558e97
  6. #47767e
  7. #395e65
  8. #2b474c
  9. #1c2f32
  10. #0e1819
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eecfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #99eefc
  3. #a5f0fd
  4. #b0f2fd
  5. #bbf4fd
  6. #c7f6fe
  7. #d2f7fe
  8. #ddf9fe
  9. #e8fbfe
  10. #f4fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eecfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eecfc
  2. #8de1f0
  3. #8bd6e3
  4. #8accd7
  5. #88c1ca
  6. #87b6be
  7. #86abb2
  8. #84a0a5
  9. #839699
  10. #818b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3e4ea ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde5fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd8fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5af4f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3e8fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6e0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72f1f5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eecfc {
  color: #8eecfc;
}
Background
.bg-8eecfc {
  background-color: #8eecfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eecfc {
  border: 2px solid #8eecfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eecfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 236 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 95% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eecfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eecfc, #8eb5fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eecfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 236 252 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.57 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.90 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.35 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.93 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.07 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.91 #711303 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#8eecfc  rgb(142, 236, 252)  hsl(189, 95%, 77%)  Electric Blue
#fc9e8e  rgb(252, 158, 142)  hsl(9, 95%, 77%)  Vivid Tangerine
#fc8eec  rgb(252, 142, 236)  hsl(309, 95%, 77%)  Violet
#ecfc8e  rgb(236, 252, 142)  hsl(69, 95%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow