#8BB7CB#8BB7CB
#8BB7CB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.055 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB7CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 183, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.5%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.00, -9.84, -14.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.00, 17.80, 236.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.48% -0.0371 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.48% 0.055 227.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3570, 43.6659, 62.8956) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.89
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.40
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.79
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.23
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB7CB #CB9F8B
analogous
#8BCBBF #8BB7CB #8B97CB
triadic
#8BB7CB #CB8BB7 #B7CB8B
tetradic
#8BB7CB #BF8BCB #CB9F8B #97CB8B
square
#8BB7CB #BF8BCB #CB9F8B #97CB8B
split-complementary
#8BB7CB #CB8B97 #CBBF8B
monochromatic
#447D98 #619DB8 #8BB7CB #B5D1DE #E0EBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#8BB7CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#8BB7CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB7CB
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB7CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB7CB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ADCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76BDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb7cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 183, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.055 227.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeccda',
500: '#8bb7cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb7cb; $custom-light: #aeccda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb7cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 183,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.75,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75477,
"c": 0.05497,
"h": 227.6
},
"luminance": 0.43668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB7CB
secondary
#E3D5CF
accent
#5B34B1
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101314
muted
#7F8283