#8DBCED#8DBCED
#8DBCED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.086 H 250.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DBCED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 188, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -3.26, -29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 29.45, 263.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% -0.0295 -0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.086 250) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2488, 47.7410, 86.9877) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.85
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.74
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.89
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.31
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.46
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DBCED #EDBE8D
analogous
#8DECED #8DBCED #8E8DED
triadic
#8DBCED #ED8DBC #BCED8D
tetradic
#8DBCED #ED8DEC #EDBE8D #8DED8E
square
#8DBCED #ED8DEC #EDBE8D #8DED8E
split-complementary
#8DBCED #ED8E8D #ECED8D
monochromatic
#237EDC #589DE5 #8DBCED #C2DBF5 #E5EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#8DBCED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#8DBCED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DBCED
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DBCED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DBCED | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BDEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB3EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AC7CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8dbced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 188, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.086 250.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2d0f3',
500: '#8dbced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8dbced; $custom-light: #b2d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8dbced",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 188,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.625,
"s": 72.727,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77992,
"c": 0.08634,
"h": 250
},
"luminance": 0.47744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DBCED
secondary
#F2E6D9
accent
#7511D5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285