#8FB5EB#8FB5EB
#8FB5EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.088 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8FB5EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 181, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.1%, 23%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.81, 0.54, -31.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.81, 31.02, 271.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.55% -0.0196 -0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.55% 0.088 257.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8422, 44.8833, 84.9870) |
| Luminance | 0.4489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.41
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.09
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.84
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.27
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8FB5EB #EBC58F
analogous
#8FE3EB #8FB5EB #978FEB
triadic
#8FB5EB #EB8FB5 #B5EB8F
tetradic
#8FB5EB #EB8FE3 #EBC58F #8FEB97
square
#8FB5EB #EB8FE3 #EBC58F #8FEB97
split-complementary
#8FB5EB #EB978F #E3EB8F
monochromatic
#2770D8 #5B93E2 #8FB5EB #C3D7F4 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8FB5EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#8FB5EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8FB5EB
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8FB5EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8FB5EB | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B8ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AFEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70C1C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8fb5eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 181, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.088 257.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3cbf1',
500: '#8fb5eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8fb5eb; $custom-light: #b3cbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8fb5eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 181,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.217,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76547,
"c": 0.08829,
"h": 257.2
},
"luminance": 0.44886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8FB5EB
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8314D2
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284