#8CB7CA#8CB7CA
#8CB7CA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.053 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 183, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 37%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 31%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.03, -9.79, -14.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.03, 17.28, 235.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.5% -0.0365 -0.0389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.5% 0.053 226.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4060, 43.7049, 62.2779) |
| Luminance | 0.4371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.97
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.07
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.44
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.94
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.41
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB7CA #CA9F8C
analogous
#8CCABE #8CB7CA #8C98CA
triadic
#8CB7CA #CA8CB7 #B7CA8C
tetradic
#8CB7CA #BE8CCA #CA9F8C #98CA8C
square
#8CB7CA #BE8CCA #CA9F8C #98CA8C
split-complementary
#8CB7CA #CA8C98 #CABE8C
monochromatic
#457D96 #629DB7 #8CB7CA #B6D1DD #E0EBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#8CB7CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#8CB7CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB7CA
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB7CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB7CA | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB5CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ADCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#78BDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb7ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 183, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.053 226.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afccda',
500: '#8cb7ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb7ca; $custom-light: #afccda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb7ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 183,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.387,
"s": 36.905,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75502,
"c": 0.05338,
"h": 226.8
},
"luminance": 0.43707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB7CA
secondary
#E3D5CF
accent
#5B36B0
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F5F8FA
border
#CFD1D3
text
#101314
muted
#7F8283