Information about #8CBCCC color

#8CBCCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8CBCCC belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 188, 204) — 54.9% red, 73.7% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 6 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8CBCCC is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

The recipe behind #8CBCCC is rgb(140, 188, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8CBCCC: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8CBCCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8CBCCC color variations

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

#8CBCCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D0E3EA

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White

#FFFFFF

#8CBCCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3E7A8E

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#29515E

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Black

#000000

#8CBCCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#81A5B1

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Grey

#808080

#8CBCCC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8CBCCC 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
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#CC9A8A
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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
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#CCBB8A
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#CC8A9A
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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
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#8ACCBB
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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
#8CBCCC
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#CC8ABB
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#BBCC8A
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#CC9A8A
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#BBCC8A
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#BB8ACC
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#CC9A8A
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#9ACC8A
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Nearest named colors to #8CBCCC

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

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Half Kumutoto color link
Half Kumutoto

#9CC8CA

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

#8CBCCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CBCCC
  • RGB140, 188, 204
  • CMYK25, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(140, 188, 204)
  • HSL195°, 39%, 67%
  • HSL Precise195°, 38.554%, 67.451%
  • HSV195°, 31%, 80%
  • HSB195°, 31%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.737, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.737, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.737, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CBCCC
  • DECIMAL ID9223372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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