Information about #8CC5FD color

#8CC5FD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8CC5FD falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 197, 253) — 54.9% red, 77.3% green, 99.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 45 / 22 / 0 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure, #8CC5FD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA). Slightly further away sit Sky (#82CAFC) and Day Sky Blue (#82CAFF).

The recipe behind #8CC5FD is rgb(140, 197, 253), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8CC5FD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8CC5FD color variations

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

#8CC5FD 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 #8CC5FD

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

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CC5FD
  • RGB140, 197, 253
  • CMYK45, 22, 0, 1
  • CSSrgb(140, 197, 253)
  • HSL210°, 97%, 77%
  • HSL Precise209.735°, 96.581%, 77.059%
  • HSV210°, 45%, 99%
  • HSB210°, 45%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.773, 0.992)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.773, 0.992, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.773, 0.992)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB99.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CC5FD
  • DECIMAL ID9225725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01