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#8FB4BC

#8fb4bc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8fb4bc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 70.59% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.94% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 190.67°, with 25.14% saturation and 64.9% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 6.86.

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Relative luminance0.4211

Complementary

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #bc978f

Split complementary

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #bc8f9d
  3. #bcad8f

Analogous

  1. #8fbcad
  2. #8fb4bc
  3. #8f9dbc

Triadic

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #bc8fb4
  3. #b4bc8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #978fbc
  3. #bc978f
  4. #b4bc8f

Square

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #ad8fbc
  3. #bc978f
  4. #9dbc8f

Monochromatic

  1. #43676f
  2. #5f949f
  3. #8fb4bc
  4. #bfd4d9
  5. #eff4f5

Shades

#8fb4bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #81a2a9
  3. #729096
  4. #647e84
  5. #566c71
  6. #485a5e
  7. #39484b
  8. #2b3638
  9. #1d2426
  10. #0e1213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fb4bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #9abcc3
  3. #a5c3c9
  4. #b1cbd0
  5. #bcd2d7
  6. #c7dade
  7. #d2e1e4
  8. #dde9eb
  9. #e9f0f2
  10. #f4f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fb4bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fb4bc
  2. #8eafb6
  3. #8caab0
  4. #8ba4aa
  5. #899fa4
  6. #889a9e
  7. #869598
  8. #859092
  9. #838a8c
  10. #828586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb1bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6abbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81b8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2b2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dafbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87b6b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fb4bc {
  color: #8fb4bc;
}
Background
.bg-8fb4bc {
  background-color: #8fb4bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fb4bc {
  border: 2px solid #8fb4bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fb4bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 180 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fb4bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fb4bc, #8f9dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fb4bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 180 188 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.22 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.42 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.75 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.64 #704b43 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#8fb4bc  rgb(143, 180, 188)  hsl(191, 25%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#bc978f  rgb(188, 151, 143)  hsl(11, 25%, 65%)  Rosy Brown
#bc8fb4  rgb(188, 143, 180)  hsl(311, 25%, 65%)  Lilac
#b4bc8f  rgb(180, 188, 143)  hsl(71, 25%, 65%)  Sage