#8CB3DF#8CB3DF

#8CB3DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.077 H 251.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CB3DF
RGB	rgb(140, 179, 223)
HSL	hsl(212, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(212, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.65, -2.33, -26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.65, 26.40, 264.93°)
OKLab	oklab(75.44% -0.0238 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(75.44% 0.077 251.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.2504, 43.1413, 76.0040)
Luminance	0.4314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CB3DF #DFB88C

analogous

#8CDDDF #8CB3DF #8E8CDF

triadic

#8CB3DF #DF8CB3 #B3DF8C

tetradic

#8CB3DF #DF8CDD #DFB88C #8CDF8E

square

#8CB3DF #DF8CDD #DFB88C #8CDF8E

split-complementary

#8CB3DF #DF8E8C #DDDF8C

monochromatic

#3474BC #5C93D2 #8CB3DF #BCD3EC #E7EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18

#8CB3DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.63

#8CB3DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CB3DF

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CB3DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CB3DF	1.00	2.18	9.63	9.63
#FFFFFF	2.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2B4E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98ACDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70BDC2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cb3df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 179, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.077 251.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c9e9',
    500: '#8cb3df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cb3df;
$custom-light: #b0c9e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cb3df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.807,
    "s": 56.463,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75439,
    "c": 0.07651,
    "h": 251.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.43143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CB3DF

secondary

#EEE4D8

accent

#7821C4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CB3DF

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

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