#8EB0BD#8EB0BD

#8EB0BD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.041 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB0BD
RGB	rgb(142, 176, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 26%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(197, 25%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.81, -8.55, -10.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.81, 13.48, 230.65°)
OKLab	oklab(73.64% -0.0303 -0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(73.64% 0.041 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(35.8633, 40.4742, 54.0569)
Luminance	0.4048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB0BD #BD9B8E

analogous

#8EBDB3 #8EB0BD #8E98BD

triadic

#8EB0BD #BD8EB0 #B0BD8E

tetradic

#8EB0BD #B38EBD #BD9B8E #98BD8E

square

#8EB0BD #B38EBD #BD9B8E #98BD8E

split-complementary

#8EB0BD #BD8E98 #BDB38E

monochromatic

#4D7584 #6795A6 #8EB0BD #B5CBD4 #DBE6EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.31

#8EB0BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.10

#8EB0BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB0BD

9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB0BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB0BD	1.00	2.31	9.10	9.10
#FFFFFF	2.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1A8BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80B4B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ABABAB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb0bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 176, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.041 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c7d0',
    500: '#8eb0bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb0bd;
$custom-light: #b0c7d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb0bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.596,
    "s": 26.257,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73637,
    "c": 0.04149,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.40476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB0BD

secondary

#DBD0CB

accent

#5C41A5

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F5F8F9

border

#CFD1D2

text

#101314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB0BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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