#8DB3EA#8DB3EA
#8DB3EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.090 H 257.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB3EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 179, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 23.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, 0.85, -31.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 31.56, 271.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.96% -0.0193 -0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.96% 0.09 257.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9512, 43.8412, 84.0776) |
| Luminance | 0.4384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.47
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.98
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.26
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.52
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB3EA #EAC48D
analogous
#8DE1EA #8DB3EA #958DEA
triadic
#8DB3EA #EA8DB3 #B3EA8D
tetradic
#8DB3EA #EA8DE1 #EAC48D #8DEA95
square
#8DB3EA #EA8DE1 #EAC48D #8DEA95
split-complementary
#8DB3EA #EA958D #E1EA8D
monochromatic
#276ED5 #5991E0 #8DB3EA #C1D5F4 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#8DB3EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#8DB3EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB3EA
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB3EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB3EA | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB6ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94ADE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DBFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db3ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 179, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.090 257.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c9f1',
500: '#8db3ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db3ea; $custom-light: #b1c9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db3ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 179,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.484,
"s": 68.889,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75961,
"c": 0.08975,
"h": 257.6
},
"luminance": 0.43843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB3EA
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8415D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284