Deep Sky Thread

#8bcbe9

Notes

Deep Sky Thread (#8BCBE9) is a soft cyan with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (199°, 68%, 73%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary orange. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#8bcbe9

RGB

rgb(139, 203, 233)

HSL

hsl(199, 68%, 73%)