#8BB0EF#8BB0EF
#8BB0EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.100 H 260.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB0EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 176, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.40, 3.36, -35.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.40, 35.56, 275.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% -0.016 -0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.1 260.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7478, 42.7693, 87.7001) |
| Luminance | 0.4277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.85
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.73
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.65
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.81
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.12
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB0EF #EFCA8B
analogous
#8BE2EF #8BB0EF #988BEF
triadic
#8BB0EF #EF8BB0 #B0EF8B
tetradic
#8BB0EF #EF8BE2 #EFCA8B #8BEF98
square
#8BB0EF #EF8BE2 #EFCA8B #8BEF98
split-complementary
#8BB0EF #EF988B #E2EF8B
monochromatic
#1F67E0 #558BE8 #8BB0EF #C1D5F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#8BB0EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#8BB0EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB0EF
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB0EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB0EF | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B4F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EABEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67BDC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb0ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 176, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.100 260.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c7f4',
500: '#8bb0ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb0ef; $custom-light: #b0c7f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb0ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 176,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.8,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75429,
"c": 0.09998,
"h": 260.8
},
"luminance": 0.42772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB0EF
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8D0ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285