#8BB6CB#8BB6CB
#8BB6CB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.055 H 229.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB6CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 182, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -9.30, -15.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 17.86, 238.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.26% -0.0358 -0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.26% 0.055 229.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1515, 43.2548, 62.8271) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.52
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.90
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.17
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.05
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.38
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB6CB #CBA08B
analogous
#8BCBC0 #8BB6CB #8B96CB
triadic
#8BB6CB #CB8BB6 #B6CB8B
tetradic
#8BB6CB #C08BCB #CBA08B #96CB8B
square
#8BB6CB #C08BCB #CBA08B #96CB8B
split-complementary
#8BB6CB #CB8B96 #CBC08B
monochromatic
#447C98 #619BB8 #8BB6CB #B5D1DE #E0EBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#8BB6CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#8BB6CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB6CB
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB6CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB6CB | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76BCBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb6cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 182, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.055 229.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aecbda',
500: '#8bb6cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb6cb; $custom-light: #aecbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb6cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 182,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.688,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75257,
"c": 0.05497,
"h": 229.4
},
"luminance": 0.43257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB6CB
secondary
#E3D5CF
accent
#5D34B1
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101314
muted
#7F8283