#8BB8EF#8BB8EF
#8BB8EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.093 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB8EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 184, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 23%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.55, -1.06, -32.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.55, 32.09, 268.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.11% -0.0258 -0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.11% 0.093 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3629, 45.9994, 88.2385) |
| Luminance | 0.4600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.73
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.82
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.89
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.88
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB8EF #EFC28B
analogous
#8BEAEF #8BB8EF #908BEF
triadic
#8BB8EF #EF8BB8 #B8EF8B
tetradic
#8BB8EF #EF8BEA #EFC28B #8BEF90
square
#8BB8EF #EF8BEA #EFC28B #8BEF90
split-complementary
#8BB8EF #EF908B #EAEF8B
monochromatic
#1F76E0 #5597E8 #8BB8EF #C1D9F6 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#8BB8EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#8BB8EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB8EF
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB8EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB8EF | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3BAF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97B0EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66C4CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb8ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 184, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.093 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0cdf4',
500: '#8bb8ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb8ef; $custom-light: #b0cdf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb8ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 184,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77111,
"c": 0.09283,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.46002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB8EF
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7D0ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285