#8BACDB#8BACDB

#8BACDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.078 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BACDB
RGB	rgb(139, 172, 219)
HSL	hsl(215, 53%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 21.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.55, 0.20, -27.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.55, 27.34, 270.42°)
OKLab	oklab(73.72% -0.0172 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(73.72% 0.078 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.1822, 40.1066, 72.7336)
Luminance	0.4011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BACDB #DBBA8B

analogous

#8BD4DB #8BACDB #928BDB

triadic

#8BACDB #DB8BAC #ACDB8B

tetradic

#8BACDB #DB8BD4 #DBBA8B #8BDB92

square

#8BACDB #DB8BD4 #DBBA8B #8BDB92

split-complementary

#8BACDB #DB928B #D4DB8B

monochromatic

#386BB4 #5C8BCD #8BACDB #BACDE9 #E8EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#8BACDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.02

#8BACDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BACDB

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BACDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BACDB	1.00	2.33	9.02	9.02
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAEDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A6DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71B6BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bacdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 172, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.078 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc4e6',
    500: '#8bacdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bacdb;
$custom-light: #afc4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bacdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.25,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73722,
    "c": 0.07759,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.40108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BACDB

secondary

#ECE3D6

accent

#8025C0

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BACDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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