#8BBBCC#8BBBCC
#8BBBCC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.056 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BBBCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 187, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.15, -11.71, -13.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.15, 18.00, 229.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.39% -0.0419 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.39% 0.056 221.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3134, 45.3872, 63.8042) |
| Luminance | 0.4539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.07
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.32
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.87
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.62
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BBBCC #CC9C8B
analogous
#8BCCBC #8BBBCC #8B9BCC
triadic
#8BBBCC #CC8BBB #BBCC8B
tetradic
#8BBBCC #BC8BCC #CC9C8B #9BCC8B
square
#8BBBCC #BC8BCC #CC9C8B #9BCC8B
split-complementary
#8BBBCC #CC8B9B #CCBC8B
monochromatic
#438399 #60A2B9 #8BBBCC #B6D4DF #E0EDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#8BBBCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#8BBBCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BBBCC
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BBBCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BBBCC | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75C1C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bbbcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 187, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.056 221.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afcfdb',
500: '#8bbbcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bbbcc; $custom-light: #afcfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bbbcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 187,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.692,
"s": 38.922,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76392,
"c": 0.05611,
"h": 221.8
},
"luminance": 0.45389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BBBCC
secondary
#E4D5CF
accent
#5534B2
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F5F9FB
border
#CFD2D4
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283