#8DB8EF#8DB8EF
#8DB8EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.092 H 254.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DB8EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 184, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 23%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.66, -0.55, -31.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.66, 31.90, 269.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.23% -0.0239 -0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.23% 0.092 254.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6999, 46.1732, 88.2543) |
| Luminance | 0.4618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.68
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.41
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.62
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.88
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.13
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DB8EF #EFC48D
analogous
#8DE9EF #8DB8EF #938DEF
triadic
#8DB8EF #EF8DB8 #B8EF8D
tetradic
#8DB8EF #EF8DE9 #EFC48D #8DEF93
square
#8DB8EF #EF8DE9 #EFC48D #8DEF93
split-complementary
#8DB8EF #EF938D #E9EF8D
monochromatic
#2275E0 #5797E7 #8DB8EF #C3D9F7 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#8DB8EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#8DB8EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DB8EF
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DB8EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DB8EF | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3BAF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B1EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AC4CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8db8ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 184, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.092 254.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cdf4',
500: '#8db8ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8db8ef; $custom-light: #b2cdf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8db8ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 184,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.673,
"s": 75.385,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77229,
"c": 0.0918,
"h": 254.9
},
"luminance": 0.46176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DB8EF
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7F0ED8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285