#8BB9DA#8BB9DA

#8BB9DA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.068 H 240.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BB9DA
RGB	rgb(139, 185, 218)
HSL	hsl(205, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(205, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.05, -7.15, -21.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.05, 22.59, 251.55°)
OKLab	oklab(76.47% -0.0341 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(76.47% 0.068 240)
XYZ	xyz(40.6472, 45.2467, 72.9078)
Luminance	0.4525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BB9DA #DAAC8B

analogous

#8BDAD3 #8BB9DA #8B92DA

triadic

#8BB9DA #DA8BB9 #B9DA8B

tetradic

#8BB9DA #D38BDA #DAAC8B #92DA8B

square

#8BB9DA #D38BDA #DAAC8B #92DA8B

split-complementary

#8BB9DA #DA8B92 #DAD38B

monochromatic

#397FB2 #5D9DCB #8BB9DA #B9D5E9 #E8F1F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#8BB9DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.05

#8BB9DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BB9DA

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BB9DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BB9DA	1.00	2.09	10.05	10.05
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABB8DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B0D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70C1C4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bb9da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 185, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.068 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afcee5',
    500: '#8bb9da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bb9da;
$custom-light: #afcee5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bb9da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.063,
    "s": 51.634,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76471,
    "c": 0.06816,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.45249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BB9DA

secondary

#EBDFD5

accent

#6626BF

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F9FC

border

#CFD2D5

text

#111315

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BB9DA

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

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