#8CBCED#8CBCED
#8CBCED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.087 H 249.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CBCED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 188, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, -3.52, -29.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 29.57, 263.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% -0.0304 -0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.087 249.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0795, 47.6537, 86.9797) |
| Luminance | 0.4766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.96
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.56
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.94
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.29
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.53
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CBCED #EDBD8C
analogous
#8CEDED #8CBCED #8D8CED
triadic
#8CBCED #ED8CBC #BCED8C
tetradic
#8CBCED #ED8CED #EDBD8C #8CED8D
square
#8CBCED #ED8CED #EDBD8C #8CED8D
split-complementary
#8CBCED #ED8D8C #EDED8C
monochromatic
#227EDC #579DE5 #8CBCED #C1DBF5 #E5F0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#8CBCED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#8CBCED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CBCED
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CBCED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CBCED | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BDEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB3EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68C7CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cbced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 188, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.087 249.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1d0f3',
500: '#8cbced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cbced; $custom-light: #b1d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cbced",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 188,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.309,
"s": 72.932,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77934,
"c": 0.08691,
"h": 249.5
},
"luminance": 0.47656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CBCED
secondary
#F3E6D8
accent
#7410D5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285