#8CB2DF#8CB2DF
#8CB2DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.077 H 253.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB2DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 178, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 56%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 37%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.38, -1.78, -26.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.38, 26.77, 266.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.23% -0.0226 -0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.23% 0.077 253) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0507, 42.7419, 75.9374) |
| Luminance | 0.4274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.76
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.57
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.29
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.50
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB2DF #DFB98C
analogous
#8CDBDF #8CB2DF #8F8CDF
triadic
#8CB2DF #DF8CB2 #B2DF8C
tetradic
#8CB2DF #DF8CDB #DFB98C #8CDF8F
square
#8CB2DF #DF8CDB #DFB98C #8CDF8F
split-complementary
#8CB2DF #DF8F8C #DBDF8C
monochromatic
#3473BC #5C92D2 #8CB2DF #BCD2EC #E7EFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#8CB2DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#8CB2DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB2DF
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB2DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB2DF | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B3E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97ABDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70BCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb2df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 178, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.077 253.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c8e9',
500: '#8cb2df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb2df; $custom-light: #b0c8e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb2df",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 178,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.53,
"s": 56.463,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75226,
"c": 0.07724,
"h": 253
},
"luminance": 0.42744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB2DF
secondary
#EEE4D8
accent
#7A21C4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284