#8BABC7#8BABC7
#8BABC7 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.054 H 245.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BABC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 171, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 35%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 30%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -4.35, -17.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 18.36, 256.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% -0.0227 -0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.054 245) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5161, 38.7368, 59.6274) |
| Luminance | 0.3874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.95
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.21
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.71
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.25
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.24
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BABC7 #C7A78B
analogous
#8BC7C5 #8BABC7 #8B8DC7
triadic
#8BABC7 #C78BAB #ABC78B
tetradic
#8BABC7 #C58BC7 #C7A78B #8DC78B
square
#8BABC7 #C58BC7 #C7A78B #8DC78B
split-complementary
#8BABC7 #C78B8D #C7C58B
monochromatic
#466E91 #628DB3 #8BABC7 #B4C9DB #DEE7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#8BABC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#8BABC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BABC7
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BABC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BABC7 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ABC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A4C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#79B2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8babc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 171, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.054 245.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec4d8',
500: '#8babc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8babc7; $custom-light: #aec4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8babc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 171,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208,
"s": 34.884,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72712,
"c": 0.05391,
"h": 245
},
"luminance": 0.38738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BABC7
secondary
#E1D6CD
accent
#6F38AE
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101214
muted
#7F8183