#8CB8EE#8CB8EE
#8CB8EE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.091 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 184, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -1.07, -31.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 31.52, 268.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.13% -0.0252 -0.0875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.13% 0.091 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3833, 46.0270, 87.4704) |
| Luminance | 0.4603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.82
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.37
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.69
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.87
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.96
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB8EE #EEC28C
analogous
#8CE9EE #8CB8EE #918CEE
triadic
#8CB8EE #EE8CB8 #B8EE8C
tetradic
#8CB8EE #EE8CE9 #EEC28C #8CEE91
square
#8CB8EE #EE8CE9 #EEC28C #8CEE91
split-complementary
#8CB8EE #EE918C #E9EE8C
monochromatic
#2176DE #5797E6 #8CB8EE #C1D9F6 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#8CB8EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#8CB8EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB8EE
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB8EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB8EE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BAF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68C4CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb8ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 184, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.091 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1cdf3',
500: '#8cb8ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb8ee; $custom-light: #b1cdf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb8ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 184,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.061,
"s": 74.242,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77127,
"c": 0.09108,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.46029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB8EE
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7D0FD6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285