#8CBEE2#8CBEE2
#8CBEE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.074 H 240.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CBEE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 190, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, -7.50, -23.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 24.36, 252.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% -0.0366 -0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.074 240.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9516, 47.8909, 78.9174) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 4.26
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.33
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.45
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.77
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.80
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CBEE2 #E2B08C
analogous
#8CE2DB #8CBEE2 #8C93E2
triadic
#8CBEE2 #E28CBE #BEE28C
tetradic
#8CBEE2 #DB8CE2 #E2B08C #93E28C
square
#8CBEE2 #DB8CE2 #E2B08C #93E28C
split-complementary
#8CBEE2 #E28C93 #E2DB8C
monochromatic
#3186C3 #5BA2D6 #8CBEE2 #BDDAEE #E7F1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#8CBEE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#8CBEE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CBEE2
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CBEE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CBEE2 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFBDE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B4E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DC7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cbee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 190, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.074 240.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0d1eb',
500: '#8cbee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cbee2; $custom-light: #b0d1eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cbee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 190,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.116,
"s": 59.722,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77922,
"c": 0.07368,
"h": 240.2
},
"luminance": 0.47893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CBEE2
secondary
#F0E3DA
accent
#651EC7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111416
muted
#808284