#8BB2EA#8BB2EA
#8BB2EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.092 H 257.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB2EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 178, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 0.89, -32.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 32.17, 271.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% -0.02 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.092 257.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4144, 43.2680, 83.9953) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.80
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.85
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.67
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB2EA #EAC38B
analogous
#8BE2EA #8BB2EA #938BEA
triadic
#8BB2EA #EA8BB2 #B2EA8B
tetradic
#8BB2EA #EA8BE2 #EAC38B #8BEA93
square
#8BB2EA #EA8BE2 #EAC38B #8BEA93
split-complementary
#8BB2EA #EA938B #E2EA8B
monochromatic
#266ED4 #5790E1 #8BB2EA #BFD4F3 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#8BB2EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#8BB2EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB2EA
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB2EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB2EA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB5ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93ACE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6ABEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb2ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 178, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.092 257.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c8f1',
500: '#8bb2ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb2ea; $custom-light: #b0c8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb2ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 178,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.368,
"s": 69.343,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75628,
"c": 0.09161,
"h": 257.4
},
"luminance": 0.4327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB2EA
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8414D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284