#8DB4E2#8DB4E2
#8DB4E2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.079 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 180, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 59%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.09, -1.82, -27.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.09, 27.31, 266.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.84% -0.0231 -0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.84% 0.079 252.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0289, 43.7941, 78.2280) |
| Luminance | 0.4380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.32
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.20
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.55
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.21
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.94
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB4E2 #E2BB8D
analogous
#8DDEE2 #8DB4E2 #918DE2
triadic
#8DB4E2 #E28DB4 #B4E28D
tetradic
#8DB4E2 #E28DDE #E2BB8D #8DE291
square
#8DB4E2 #E28DDE #E2BB8D #8DE291
split-complementary
#8DB4E2 #E2918D #DEE28D
monochromatic
#3274C3 #5C94D6 #8DB4E2 #BED4EE #E7EFF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#8DB4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#8DB4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB4E2
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB4E2 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B5E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99ADE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70BEC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 180, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.079 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1caeb',
500: '#8db4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db4e2; $custom-light: #b1caeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 180,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.471,
"s": 59.441,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75837,
"c": 0.07887,
"h": 252.9
},
"luminance": 0.43796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB4E2
secondary
#F0E6DB
accent
#7A1EC7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284