#8DB4EE#8DB4EE
#8DB4EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.094 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 180, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.8%, 24.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.55, 1.38, -33.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.55, 33.10, 272.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.34% -0.0193 -0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.34% 0.094 258.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7334, 44.4759, 87.2053) |
| Luminance | 0.4448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.11
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.25
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.78
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.00
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.68
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB4EE #EEC78D
analogous
#8DE5EE #8DB4EE #978DEE
triadic
#8DB4EE #EE8DB4 #B4EE8D
tetradic
#8DB4EE #EE8DE5 #EEC78D #8DEE97
square
#8DB4EE #EE8DE5 #EEC78D #8DEE97
split-complementary
#8DB4EE #EE978D #E5EE8D
monochromatic
#226EDE #5891E6 #8DB4EE #C2D7F6 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#8DB4EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#8DB4EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB4EE
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB4EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB4EE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB7F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94AEED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BC0C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db4ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 180, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.094 258.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2caf3',
500: '#8db4ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db4ee; $custom-light: #b2caf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db4ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 180,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.876,
"s": 74.046,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76344,
"c": 0.09399,
"h": 258.1
},
"luminance": 0.44478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB4EE
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#860FD6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285