#8BB1EF#8BB1EF
#8BB1EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.099 H 260.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB1EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 177, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 25.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, 2.80, -34.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 35.10, 274.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.64% -0.0172 -0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.64% 0.099 260) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9446, 43.1629, 87.7657) |
| Luminance | 0.4316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.56
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.65
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.32
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.83
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.11
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB1EF #EFC98B
analogous
#8BE3EF #8BB1EF #978BEF
triadic
#8BB1EF #EF8BB1 #B1EF8B
tetradic
#8BB1EF #EF8BE3 #EFC98B #8BEF97
square
#8BB1EF #EF8BE3 #EFC98B #8BEF97
split-complementary
#8BB1EF #EF978B #E3EF8B
monochromatic
#1F69E0 #558DE8 #8BB1EF #C1D5F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#8BB1EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#8BB1EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB1EF
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB1EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB1EF | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB5F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FABEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67BEC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb1ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 177, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.099 260.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c8f4',
500: '#8bb1ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb1ef; $custom-light: #b0c8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb1ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 177,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.2,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75638,
"c": 0.09901,
"h": 260
},
"luminance": 0.43165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB1EF
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8B0ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285