#8BB6EB#8BB6EB
#8BB6EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.089 H 254.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB6EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 182, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 22.6%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, -1.04, -30.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 30.99, 268.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% -0.0246 -0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.089 254) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3660, 44.9406, 85.0232) |
| Luminance | 0.4494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.10
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.63
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.89
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.39
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.00
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB6EB #EBC08B
analogous
#8BE6EB #8BB6EB #908BEB
triadic
#8BB6EB #EB8BB6 #B6EB8B
tetradic
#8BB6EB #EB8BE6 #EBC08B #8BEB90
square
#8BB6EB #EB8BE6 #EBC08B #8BEB90
split-complementary
#8BB6EB #EB908B #E6EB8B
monochromatic
#2575D7 #5795E2 #8BB6EB #BFD7F4 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8BB6EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8BB6EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB6EB
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB6EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB6EB | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B8ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AFEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68C2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb6eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 182, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.089 254.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0cbf1',
500: '#8bb6eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb6eb; $custom-light: #b0cbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb6eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 182,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.125,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76517,
"c": 0.08948,
"h": 254
},
"luminance": 0.44943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB6EB
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#7D13D3
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284