#8BB9EF#8BB9EF
#8BB9EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.092 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 185, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 22.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.81, -1.60, -31.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.81, 31.70, 267.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.32% -0.027 -0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.32% 0.092 252.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5713, 46.4163, 88.3080) |
| Luminance | 0.4642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.91
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.92
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.96
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.64
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.49
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB9EF #EFC18B
analogous
#8BEBEF #8BB9EF #8F8BEF
triadic
#8BB9EF #EF8BB9 #B9EF8B
tetradic
#8BB9EF #EF8BEB #EFC18B #8BEF8F
square
#8BB9EF #EF8BEB #EFC18B #8BEF8F
split-complementary
#8BB9EF #EF8F8B #EBEF8B
monochromatic
#1F78E0 #5599E8 #8BB9EF #C1D9F6 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#8BB9EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#8BB9EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB9EF
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB9EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB9EF | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BBF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B1EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66C5CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb9ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 185, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.092 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0cdf4',
500: '#8bb9ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb9ef; $custom-light: #b0cdf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb9ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 185,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.4,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77322,
"c": 0.09205,
"h": 252.9
},
"luminance": 0.46419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB9EF
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7B0ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285