#8BB3FF#8BB3FF
#8BB3FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.118 H 262.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB3FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 179, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 6.15, -41.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 42.24, 278.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.79% -0.0151 -0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.79% 0.118 262.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8117, 44.9464, 100.9026) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.78
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.34
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.28
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.41
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.29
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB3FF #FFD78B
analogous
#8BEDFF #8BB3FF #9D8BFF
triadic
#8BB3FF #FF8BB3 #B3FF8B
tetradic
#8BB3FF #FF8BED #FFD78B #8BFF9D
square
#8BB3FF #FF8BED #FFD78B #8BFF9D
split-complementary
#8BB3FF #FF9D8B #EDFF8B
monochromatic
#1163FF #4E8BFF #8BB3FF #C8DBFF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8BB3FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8BB3FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB3FF
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB3FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB3FF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B9FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AAEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5EC3CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb3ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 179, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.118 262.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c9ff',
500: '#8bb3ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb3ff; $custom-light: #b2c9ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb3ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 179,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.31,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76785,
"c": 0.11806,
"h": 262.6
},
"luminance": 0.44949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB3FF
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9600E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111318
muted
#808286