#8BB4EF#8BB4EF
#8BB4EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.096 H 257.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB4EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 180, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.47, 1.14, -33.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.47, 33.76, 271.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% -0.0209 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.096 257.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5437, 44.3610, 87.9654) |
| Luminance | 0.4436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.84
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.55
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.36
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.98
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.73
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB4EF #EFC68B
analogous
#8BE6EF #8BB4EF #948BEF
triadic
#8BB4EF #EF8BB4 #B4EF8B
tetradic
#8BB4EF #EF8BE6 #EFC68B #8BEF94
square
#8BB4EF #EF8BE6 #EFC68B #8BEF94
split-complementary
#8BB4EF #EF948B #E6EF8B
monochromatic
#1F6EE0 #5591E8 #8BB4EF #C1D7F6 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#8BB4EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#8BB4EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB4EF
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB4EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB4EF | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB7F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93ADEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67C1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb4ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 180, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.096 257.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0caf4',
500: '#8bb4ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb4ef; $custom-light: #b0caf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb4ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 180,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.4,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76267,
"c": 0.09623,
"h": 257.4
},
"luminance": 0.44363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB4EF
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#850ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285