#8BB4E9#8BB4E9
#8BB4E9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.089 H 255.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB4E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 180, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.24, -0.49, -30.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.24, 30.84, 269.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% -0.0228 -0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.089 255.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6720, 44.0123, 83.3744) |
| Luminance | 0.4401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.39
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.89
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.18
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.16
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB4E9 #E9C08B
analogous
#8BE3E9 #8BB4E9 #918BE9
triadic
#8BB4E9 #E98BB4 #B4E98B
tetradic
#8BB4E9 #E98BE3 #E9C08B #8BE991
square
#8BB4E9 #E98BE3 #E9C08B #8BE991
split-complementary
#8BB4E9 #E9918B #E3E98B
monochromatic
#2872D2 #5893DF #8BB4E9 #BED5F3 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#8BB4E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#8BB4E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB4E9
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB4E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB4E9 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B6EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ADE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AC0C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb4e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 180, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.089 255.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0caf0',
500: '#8bb4e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb4e9; $custom-light: #b0caf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb4e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 180,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.83,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76008,
"c": 0.08862,
"h": 255.1
},
"luminance": 0.44015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB4E9
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#7F15D0
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284