#8CB0EB#8CB0EB

#8CB0EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.094 H 260.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CB0EB
RGB	rgb(140, 176, 235)
HSL	hsl(217, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(217, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.30, 2.52, -33.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.30, 33.47, 274.32°)
OKLab	oklab(75.31% -0.0162 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(75.31% 0.094 260.1)
XYZ	xyz(41.3312, 42.6220, 84.6302)
Luminance	0.4262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CB0EB #EBC78C

analogous

#8CDFEB #8CB0EB #978CEB

triadic

#8CB0EB #EB8CB0 #B0EB8C

tetradic

#8CB0EB #EB8CDF #EBC78C #8CEB97

square

#8CB0EB #EB8CDF #EBC78C #8CEB97

split-complementary

#8CB0EB #EB978C #DFEB8C

monochromatic

#2569D7 #588CE2 #8CB0EB #C0D4F4 #E5EDFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.20

#8CB0EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.52

#8CB0EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CB0EB

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CB0EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CB0EB	1.00	2.20	9.52	9.52
#FFFFFF	2.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BB4EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90ABEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6BBDC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cb0eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 176, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.094 260.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1c7f1',
    500: '#8cb0eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cb0eb;
$custom-light: #b1c7f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cb0eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.263,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75313,
    "c": 0.09428,
    "h": 260.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.42624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CB0EB

secondary

#F2E9D9

accent

#8A13D2

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CB0EB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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