#8BBACC#8BBACC
#8BBACC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.056 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BBACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 186, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -11.18, -14.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 17.98, 231.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.17% -0.0406 -0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.17% 0.056 223.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1020, 44.9644, 63.7337) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.86
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.16
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.86
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.09
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.26
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BBACC #CC9D8B
analogous
#8BCCBD #8BBACC #8B9ACC
triadic
#8BBACC #CC8BBA #BACC8B
tetradic
#8BBACC #BD8BCC #CC9D8B #9ACC8B
square
#8BBACC #BD8BCC #CC9D8B #9ACC8B
split-complementary
#8BBACC #CC8B9A #CCBD8B
monochromatic
#438199 #60A1B9 #8BBACC #B6D3DF #E0EDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8BBACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8BBACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BBACC
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BBACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BBACC | 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)
#B0B7CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75C0C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bbacc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 186, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.056 223.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afcedb',
500: '#8bbacc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bbacc; $custom-light: #afcedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bbacc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 186,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.615,
"s": 38.922,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76172,
"c": 0.05594,
"h": 223.5
},
"luminance": 0.44966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BBACC
secondary
#E4D5CF
accent
#5734B2
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F5F9FB
border
#CFD2D4
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283