#8BB5CA#8BB5CA
#8BB5CA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.054 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB5CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 181, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 37%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 31%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.42, -9.02, -15.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.42, 17.65, 239.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% -0.0348 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.054 230) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8287, 42.7992, 62.1335) |
| Luminance | 0.4280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.45
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.61
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.94
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.12
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.36
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB5CA #CAA08B
analogous
#8BCAC0 #8BB5CA #8B96CA
triadic
#8BB5CA #CA8BB5 #B5CA8B
tetradic
#8BB5CA #C08BCA #CAA08B #96CA8B
square
#8BB5CA #C08BCA #CAA08B #96CA8B
split-complementary
#8BB5CA #CA8B96 #CAC08B
monochromatic
#457B96 #619AB7 #8BB5CA #B5D0DD #DFEBF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#8BB5CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#8BB5CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB5CA
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB5CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB5CA | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB3CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77BBBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb5ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 181, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.054 230.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aecbda',
500: '#8bb5ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb5ca; $custom-light: #aecbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb5ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 181,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 37.278,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75002,
"c": 0.05419,
"h": 230
},
"luminance": 0.42801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB5CA
secondary
#E2D5CE
accent
#5E35B0
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101314
muted
#7F8283