#8BD6EE#8BD6EE
#8BD6EE is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.081 H 220.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BD6EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 214, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.6%, 10.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.70, -17.18, -19.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.70, 25.68, 228.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.55% -0.0622 -0.0525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.55% 0.081 220.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1212, 59.7517, 89.7645) |
| Luminance | 0.5976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 2.72
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.72
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 4.17
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.55
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.74
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BD6EE #EEA38B
analogous
#8BEED4 #8BD6EE #8BA5EE
triadic
#8BD6EE #EE8BD6 #D6EE8B
tetradic
#8BD6EE #D48BEE #EEA38B #A5EE8B
square
#8BD6EE #D48BEE #EEA38B #A5EE8B
split-complementary
#8BD6EE #EE8BA5 #EED48B
monochromatic
#21B0DE #56C3E6 #8BD6EE #C0E9F6 #E4F6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#8BD6EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#8BD6EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BD6EE
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BD6EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BD6EE | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7D2EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8C6EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61DEDD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bd6ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 214, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.081 220.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1e2f3',
500: '#8bd6ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bd6ee; $custom-light: #b1e2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bd6ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 214,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.545,
"s": 74.436,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83551,
"c": 0.08142,
"h": 220.2
},
"luminance": 0.59755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BD6EE
secondary
#C97054
accent
#3F0FD7
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FCFE
border
#D1D5D6
text
#111517
muted
#818485