#8BB0BD#8BB0BD

#8BB0BD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.044 H 221.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BB0BD
RGB	rgb(139, 176, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(196, 26%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.62, -9.46, -10.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.62, 14.30, 228.57°)
OKLab	oklab(73.44% -0.0332 -0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(73.44% 0.044 221.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.3553, 40.2123, 54.0331)
Luminance	0.4021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8BB0BD #BD988B

analogous

#8BBDB1 #8BB0BD #8B97BD

triadic

#8BB0BD #BD8BB0 #B0BD8B

tetradic

#8BB0BD #B18BBD #BD988B #97BD8B

square

#8BB0BD #B18BBD #BD988B #97BD8B

split-complementary

#8BB0BD #BD8B97 #BDB18B

monochromatic

#4B7483 #6495A7 #8BB0BD #B2CBD3 #D9E5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.32

#8BB0BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.04

#8BB0BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BB0BD

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BB0BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BB0BD	1.00	2.32	9.04	9.04
#FFFFFF	2.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0A7BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CB4B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bb0bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 176, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.044 221.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec7d0',
    500: '#8bb0bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bb0bd;
$custom-light: #aec7d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bb0bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.6,
    "s": 27.473,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73443,
    "c": 0.04423,
    "h": 221.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.40214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BB0BD

secondary

#DBCEC9

accent

#5A3FA6

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F8F9

border

#CED1D2

text

#101314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BB0BD

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

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