#8CB5FB#8CB5FB
#8CB5FB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.110 H 260.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB5FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 181, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 93%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 44%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.2%, 27.9%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.28, 4.15, -38.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.28, 39.19, 276.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.07% -0.0177 -0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.07% 0.11 260.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7460, 45.5855, 97.6892) |
| Luminance | 0.4559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.24
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.09
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.75
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.86
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.83
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB5FB #FBD28C
analogous
#8CECFB #8CB5FB #9B8CFB
triadic
#8CB5FB #FB8CB5 #B5FB8C
tetradic
#8CB5FB #FB8CEC #FBD28C #8CFB9B
square
#8CB5FB #FB8CEC #FBD28C #8CFB9B
split-complementary
#8CB5FB #FB9B8C #ECFB8C
monochromatic
#1669F7 #518FF9 #8CB5FB #C7DBFD #E1ECFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#8CB5FB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#8CB5FB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB5FB
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB5FB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB5FB | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BBAFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FAFF9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62C4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb5fb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 181, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.110 260.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cafd',
500: '#8cb5fb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb5fb; $custom-light: #b2cafd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb5fb",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 181,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.838,
"s": 93.277,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77072,
"c": 0.11037,
"h": 260.8
},
"luminance": 0.45588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB5FB
secondary
#F6EAD5
accent
#9100E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111317
muted
#808285