Information about #8CCAF8 color

#8CCAF8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8CCAF8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 202, 248) — 54.9% red, 79.2% green, 97.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 18 / 0 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength steel-blue azure, #8CCAF8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA). Slightly further away sit Baby Blue (#89CFF0) and Pale Cyan (#87D3F8).

The recipe behind #8CCAF8 is rgb(140, 202, 248), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8CCAF8: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8CCAF8 color variations

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#8CCAF8 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 #8CCAF8

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

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

#8CCAF8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CCAF8
  • RGB140, 202, 248
  • CMYK42, 18, 0, 3
  • HSL206°, 89%, 76%
  • HSL Precise205.556°, 88.525%, 76.078%
  • HSV206°, 44%, 97%
  • HSB206°, 44%, 97%
  • HEX ID8CCAF8
  • DECIMAL ID9227000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB97.3%
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