#8CB5EF#8CB5EF

#8CB5EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.095 H 257.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CB5EF
RGB	rgb(140, 181, 239)
HSL	hsl(215, 76%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(215, 41%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.79, 0.84, -33.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.79, 33.24, 271.46°)
OKLab	oklab(76.54% -0.0212 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(76.54% 0.095 257.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.9141, 44.8527, 88.0408)
Luminance	0.4486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CB5EF #EFC68C

analogous

#8CE6EF #8CB5EF #958CEF

triadic

#8CB5EF #EF8CB5 #B5EF8C

tetradic

#8CB5EF #EF8CE6 #EFC68C #8CEF95

square

#8CB5EF #EF8CE6 #EFC68C #8CEF95

split-complementary

#8CB5EF #EF958C #E6EF8C

monochromatic

#2170E0 #5692E8 #8CB5EF #C2D8F6 #E4EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#8CB5EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97

#8CB5EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CB5EF

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CB5EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CB5EF	1.00	2.11	9.97	9.97
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0B8F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94AEEE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68C2C9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cb5ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 181, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.095 257.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1cbf4',
    500: '#8cb5ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cb5ef;
$custom-light: #b1cbf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cb5ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.152,
    "s": 75.573,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76537,
    "c": 0.09486,
    "h": 257.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CB5EF

secondary

#F3E8D8

accent

#840ED8

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111317

muted

#808285

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CB5EF

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

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