#8BB2EF#8BB2EF
#8BB2EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.098 H 259.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB2EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 178, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.93, 2.25, -34.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.93, 34.64, 273.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% -0.0185 -0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.098 259.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1428, 43.5593, 87.8318) |
| Luminance | 0.4356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.29
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.58
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.00
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.54
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.03
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB2EF #EFC88B
analogous
#8BE4EF #8BB2EF #968BEF
triadic
#8BB2EF #EF8BB2 #B2EF8B
tetradic
#8BB2EF #EF8BE4 #EFC88B #8BEF96
square
#8BB2EF #EF8BE4 #EFC88B #8BEF96
split-complementary
#8BB2EF #EF968B #E4EF8B
monochromatic
#1F6BE0 #558EE8 #8BB2EF #C1D6F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#8BB2EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#8BB2EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB2EF
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB2EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB2EF | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB6F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ACEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67BFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb2ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 178, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.098 259.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c8f4',
500: '#8bb2ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb2ef; $custom-light: #b0c8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb2ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 178,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.6,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75847,
"c": 0.09806,
"h": 259.1
},
"luminance": 0.43562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB2EF
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#890ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285