#8DB4E6#8DB4E6
#8DB4E6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.084 H 254.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB4E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 180, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 64%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 39%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.24, -0.76, -29.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.24, 29.21, 268.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0218 -0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.084 254.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5842, 44.0162, 81.1524) |
| Luminance | 0.4402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.82
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.78
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.57
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.83
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.93
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB4E6 #E6BF8D
analogous
#8DE0E6 #8DB4E6 #928DE6
triadic
#8DB4E6 #E68DB4 #B4E68D
tetradic
#8DB4E6 #E68DE0 #E6BF8D #8DE692
square
#8DB4E6 #E68DE0 #E6BF8D #8DE692
split-complementary
#8DB4E6 #E6928D #E0E68D
monochromatic
#2D72CC #5B93DB #8DB4E6 #BFD5F1 #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#8DB4E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#8DB4E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB4E6
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB4E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB4E6 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B6E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97ADE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FBFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db4e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 180, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.084 254.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1caee',
500: '#8db4e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db4e6; $custom-light: #b1caee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db4e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 180,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.708,
"s": 64.029,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76003,
"c": 0.08383,
"h": 254.9
},
"luminance": 0.44018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB4E6
secondary
#F1E7DA
accent
#7E1ACC
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284