#8CB5F1#8CB5F1
#8CB5F1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.097 H 257.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB5F1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 181, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 78%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 42%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 1.39, -34.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 34.22, 272.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% -0.0206 -0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.097 257.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2112, 44.9716, 89.6055) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.60
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.30
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.34
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.73
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB5F1 #F1C88C
analogous
#8CE7F1 #8CB5F1 #968CF1
triadic
#8CB5F1 #F18CB5 #B5F18C
tetradic
#8CB5F1 #F18CE7 #F1C88C #8CF196
square
#8CB5F1 #F18CE7 #F1C88C #8CF196
split-complementary
#8CB5F1 #F1968C #E7F18C
monochromatic
#1F6FE4 #5592EA #8CB5F1 #C3D8F8 #E4EDFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8CB5F1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8CB5F1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB5F1
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB5F1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB5F1 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB8F4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93AEF0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67C2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb5f1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 181, 241); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.097 257.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1cbf6',
500: '#8cb5f1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb5f1; $custom-light: #b1cbf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb5f1",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 181,
"b": 241
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.644,
"s": 78.295,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76624,
"c": 0.09742,
"h": 257.8
},
"luminance": 0.44974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB5F1
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#860BDB
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FE
border
#D0D1D6
text
#111317
muted
#808285