#8BB4FF#8BB4FF
#8BB4FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.117 H 262.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB4FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 180, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.12, 5.59, -41.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.12, 41.75, 277.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.99% -0.0163 -0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.99% 0.117 262) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0128, 45.3487, 100.9696) |
| Luminance | 0.4535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.46
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.28
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.00
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.16
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.12
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB4FF #FFD68B
analogous
#8BEEFF #8BB4FF #9C8BFF
triadic
#8BB4FF #FF8BB4 #B4FF8B
tetradic
#8BB4FF #FF8BEE #FFD68B #8BFF9C
square
#8BB4FF #FF8BEE #FFD68B #8BFF9C
split-complementary
#8BB4FF #FF9C8B #EEFF8B
monochromatic
#1165FF #4E8CFF #8BB4FF #C8DCFF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#8BB4FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.07
#8BB4FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB4FF
10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB4FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB4FF | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.07 | 10.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98B9FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BAFFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5DC4CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb4ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 180, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.117 262.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2caff',
500: '#8bb4ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb4ff; $custom-light: #b2caff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb4ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 180,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.793,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76991,
"c": 0.11704,
"h": 262
},
"luminance": 0.45351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB4FF
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9400E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111318
muted
#808286