Information about #8CBBD3 color

#8CBBD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8CBBD3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 187, 211) — 54.9% red, 73.3% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 9 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8CBBD3 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mooni Blue (#95B5D6) and Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4).

The recipe behind #8CBBD3 is rgb(140, 187, 211), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #8CBBD3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8CBBD3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8CBBD3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8CBBD3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CBBD3
  • RGB140, 187, 211
  • CMYK28, 9, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(140, 187, 211)
  • HSL200°, 45%, 69%
  • HSL Precise200.282°, 44.654%, 68.824%
  • HSV200°, 34%, 83%
  • HSB200°, 34%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.733, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.733, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.733, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CBBD3
  • DECIMAL ID9223123
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01