#8BBEEF#8BBEEF
#8BBEEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.088 H 248.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BBEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.17, -4.32, -29.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.17, 29.89, 261.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.39% -0.0331 -0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.39% 0.088 248) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6357, 48.5451, 88.6628) |
| Luminance | 0.4855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.21
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.49
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.51
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.63
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.88
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BBEEF #EFBC8B
analogous
#8BEFEE #8BBEEF #8B8CEF
triadic
#8BBEEF #EF8BBE #BEEF8B
tetradic
#8BBEEF #EE8BEF #EFBC8B #8CEF8B
square
#8BBEEF #EE8BEF #EFBC8B #8CEF8B
split-complementary
#8BBEEF #EF8B8C #EFEE8B
monochromatic
#1F82E0 #55A0E8 #8BBEEF #C1DCF6 #E4F0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#8BBEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#8BBEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BBEEF
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BBEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BBEEF | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AABFF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB5EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#65C9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bbeef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.088 248.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1d1f4',
500: '#8bbeef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bbeef; $custom-light: #b1d1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bbeef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.4,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78386,
"c": 0.08848,
"h": 248
},
"luminance": 0.48548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BBEEF
secondary
#F3E5D8
accent
#710ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285