#8BB1CB#8BB1CB
#8BB1CB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.056 H 238.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB1CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 177, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.5%, 12.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.35, -6.62, -17.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.35, 18.56, 249.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.0292 -0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.056 238.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1458, 41.2433, 62.4919) |
| Luminance | 0.4124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 3.71
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.54
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.90
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.12
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.84
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB1CB #CBA58B
analogous
#8BCBC5 #8BB1CB #8B91CB
triadic
#8BB1CB #CB8BB1 #B1CB8B
tetradic
#8BB1CB #C58BCB #CBA58B #91CB8B
square
#8BB1CB #C58BCB #CBA58B #91CB8B
split-complementary
#8BB1CB #CB8B91 #CBC58B
monochromatic
#447698 #6195B8 #8BB1CB #B5CDDE #E0EAF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#8BB1CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#8BB1CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB1CB
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB1CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB1CB | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77B8B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb1cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 177, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.056 238.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec8da',
500: '#8bb1cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb1cb; $custom-light: #aec8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb1cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 177,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.375,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74165,
"c": 0.05578,
"h": 238.4
},
"luminance": 0.41245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB1CB
secondary
#E3D7CF
accent
#6734B1
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283