#8CB2ED#8CB2ED
#8CB2ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.095 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB2ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 178, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.91, 1.96, -33.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.91, 33.57, 273.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% -0.0181 -0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.095 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0168, 43.5283, 86.2922) |
| Luminance | 0.4353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.51
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.51
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.16
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.55
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.92
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB2ED #EDC78C
analogous
#8CE3ED #8CB2ED #978CED
triadic
#8CB2ED #ED8CB2 #B2ED8C
tetradic
#8CB2ED #ED8CE3 #EDC78C #8CED97
square
#8CB2ED #ED8CE3 #EDC78C #8CED97
split-complementary
#8CB2ED #ED978C #E3ED8C
monochromatic
#226BDC #578FE5 #8CB2ED #C1D5F5 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#8CB2ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#8CB2ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB2ED
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB2ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB2ED | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB5F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92ACEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6ABFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb2ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 178, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.095 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c8f3',
500: '#8cb2ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb2ed; $custom-light: #b1c8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb2ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 178,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.495,
"s": 72.932,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7582,
"c": 0.095,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.43531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB2ED
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#8810D5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285