#8CB6EA#8CB6EA
#8CB6EA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.088 H 254.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB6EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 182, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -1.06, -30.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 30.42, 268.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% -0.024 -0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.088 254.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3897, 44.9695, 84.2723) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.23
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.77
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.83
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.38
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.88
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB6EA #EAC08C
analogous
#8CE5EA #8CB6EA #918CEA
triadic
#8CB6EA #EA8CB6 #B6EA8C
tetradic
#8CB6EA #EA8CE5 #EAC08C #8CEA91
square
#8CB6EA #EA8CE5 #EAC08C #8CEA91
split-complementary
#8CB6EA #EA918C #E5EA8C
monochromatic
#2775D5 #5895E1 #8CB6EA #C0D7F3 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8CB6EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8CB6EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB6EA
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB6EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB6EA | 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)
#A2B8EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AFE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BC1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb6ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 182, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.088 254.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1cbf1',
500: '#8cb6ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb6ea; $custom-light: #b1cbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb6ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 182,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.191,
"s": 69.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76534,
"c": 0.08773,
"h": 254.1
},
"luminance": 0.44972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB6EA
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#7D14D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284