#8DB2ED#8DB2ED
#8DB2ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.095 H 259.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB2ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 178, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, 2.22, -33.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 33.49, 273.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.88% -0.0171 -0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.88% 0.095 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1861, 43.6156, 86.3001) |
| Luminance | 0.4362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.64
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.36
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.38
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.58
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.94
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB2ED #EDC88D
analogous
#8DE2ED #8DB2ED #988DED
triadic
#8DB2ED #ED8DB2 #B2ED8D
tetradic
#8DB2ED #ED8DE2 #EDC88D #8DED98
square
#8DB2ED #ED8DE2 #EDC88D #8DED98
split-complementary
#8DB2ED #ED988D #E2ED8D
monochromatic
#236BDC #588EE5 #8DB2ED #C2D6F5 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#8DB2ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#8DB2ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB2ED
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB2ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB2ED | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB5F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92ACEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CBFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db2ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 178, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.095 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c8f3',
500: '#8db2ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db2ed; $custom-light: #b2c8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db2ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 178,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.875,
"s": 72.727,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75881,
"c": 0.09454,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.43618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB2ED
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8911D5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285