#8DB4EB#8DB4EB
#8DB4EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.090 H 257.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB4EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 180, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 23.4%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.43, 0.57, -31.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.43, 31.63, 271.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.22% -0.0203 -0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.22% 0.09 257) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2964, 44.3011, 84.9034) |
| Luminance | 0.4430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.33
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.41
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.69
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.97
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.41
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB4EB #EBC48D
analogous
#8DE3EB #8DB4EB #958DEB
triadic
#8DB4EB #EB8DB4 #B4EB8D
tetradic
#8DB4EB #EB8DE3 #EBC48D #8DEB95
square
#8DB4EB #EB8DE3 #EBC48D #8DEB95
split-complementary
#8DB4EB #EB958D #E3EB8D
monochromatic
#2670D8 #5992E2 #8DB4EB #C1D6F4 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#8DB4EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#8DB4EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB4EB
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB4EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB4EB | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B7EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AEEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CC0C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db4eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 180, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.090 257.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1caf1',
500: '#8db4eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db4eb; $custom-light: #b1caf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db4eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 180,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.106,
"s": 70.149,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76215,
"c": 0.09015,
"h": 257
},
"luminance": 0.44303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB4EB
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8313D2
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284