#8BB5DF#8BB5DF

#8BB5DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.076 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BB5DF
RGB	rgb(139, 181, 223)
HSL	hsl(210, 57%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(210, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.14, -3.69, -25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.14, 25.82, 261.78°)
OKLab	oklab(75.81% -0.0273 -0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(75.81% 0.076 248.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.4864, 43.8623, 76.1307)
Luminance	0.4386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BB5DF #DFB58B

analogous

#8BDFDF #8BB5DF #8B8BDF

triadic

#8BB5DF #DF8BB5 #B5DF8B

tetradic

#8BB5DF #DF8BDF #DFB58B #8BDF8B

square

#8BB5DF #DF8BDF #DFB58B #8BDF8B

split-complementary

#8BB5DF #DF8B8B #DFDF8B

monochromatic

#3478BC #5B96D2 #8BB5DF #BBD4EC #E7F0F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#8BB5DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.77

#8BB5DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BB5DF

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BB5DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BB5DF	1.00	2.15	9.77	9.77
#FFFFFF	2.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B6E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AADDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EBFC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bb5df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 181, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.076 248.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afcbe9',
    500: '#8bb5df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bb5df;
$custom-light: #afcbe9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bb5df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75806,
    "c": 0.07572,
    "h": 248.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.43864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BB5DF

secondary

#EEE3D8

accent

#7321C4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BB5DF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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