#8CBCEE#8CBCEE
#8CBCEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.088 H 250.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CBCEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 188, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.2%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.64, -3.25, -29.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.64, 30.02, 263.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.98% -0.0301 -0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.98% 0.088 250) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2260, 47.7123, 87.7513) |
| Luminance | 0.4772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.80
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.54
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.92
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.38
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.43
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CBCEE #EEBE8C
analogous
#8CEDEE #8CBCEE #8D8CEE
triadic
#8CBCEE #EE8CBC #BCEE8C
tetradic
#8CBCEE #EE8CED #EEBE8C #8CEE8D
square
#8CBCEE #EE8CED #EEBE8C #8CEE8D
split-complementary
#8CBCEE #EE8D8C #EDEE8C
monochromatic
#217EDE #579DE6 #8CBCEE #C1DBF6 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#8CBCEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#8CBCEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CBCEE
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CBCEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CBCEE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BDF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68C7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cbcee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 188, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.088 250.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1d0f3',
500: '#8cbcee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cbcee; $custom-light: #b1d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cbcee",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 188,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.612,
"s": 74.242,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77975,
"c": 0.08808,
"h": 250
},
"luminance": 0.47715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CBCEE
secondary
#F3E6D8
accent
#750FD6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285