#8EB4BF#8EB4BF

#8EB4BF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.044 H 217.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB4BF
RGB	rgb(142, 180, 191)
HSL	hsl(193, 28%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(193, 26%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.98, -10.22, -9.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.98, 14.14, 223.73°)
OKLab	oklab(74.59% -0.0349 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(74.59% 0.044 217.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.8777, 42.1534, 55.4735)
Luminance	0.4215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB4BF #BF998E

analogous

#8EBFB1 #8EB4BF #8E9BBF

triadic

#8EB4BF #BF8EB4 #B4BF8E

tetradic

#8EB4BF #B18EBF #BF998E #9BBF8E

square

#8EB4BF #B18EBF #BF998E #9BBF8E

split-complementary

#8EB4BF #BF8E9B #BFB18E

monochromatic

#4C7986 #679AA9 #8EB4BF #B5CED5 #DCE8EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#8EB4BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.43

#8EB4BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB4BF

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB4BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB4BF	1.00	2.23	9.43	9.43
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB1C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4ABBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7FB8B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb4bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.044 217.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0cad2',
    500: '#8eb4bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb4bf;
$custom-light: #b0cad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb4bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.469,
    "s": 27.684,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74585,
    "c": 0.04388,
    "h": 217.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.42155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB4BF

secondary

#DDD0CC

accent

#563FA6

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F5F8F9

border

#CFD1D2

text

#101314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB4BF

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

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