#8DB3EE#8DB3EE
#8DB3EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.095 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB3EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 179, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.8%, 24.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.28, 1.93, -33.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.28, 33.54, 273.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% -0.0181 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.095 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5323, 44.0736, 87.1383) |
| Luminance | 0.4408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.34
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.27
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.09
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.30
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.84
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB3EE #EEC88D
analogous
#8DE4EE #8DB3EE #988DEE
triadic
#8DB3EE #EE8DB3 #B3EE8D
tetradic
#8DB3EE #EE8DE4 #EEC88D #8DEE98
square
#8DB3EE #EE8DE4 #EEC88D #8DEE98
split-complementary
#8DB3EE #EE988D #E4EE8D
monochromatic
#226CDE #588FE6 #8DB3EE #C2D7F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#8DB3EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#8DB3EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB3EE
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB3EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB3EE | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB6F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93ADED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BC0C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db3ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 179, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.095 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c9f3',
500: '#8db3ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db3ee; $custom-light: #b2c9f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db3ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 179,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.495,
"s": 74.046,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76134,
"c": 0.09491,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.44076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB3EE
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#880FD6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285