#A8BBCC#A8BBCC
#A8BBCC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.032 H 245.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8BBCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 187, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 26%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.97, -2.93, -10.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.97, 11.14, 254.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.3% -0.0134 -0.0291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.3% 0.032 245.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8151, 48.2241, 64.0621) |
| Luminance | 0.4823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 2.82
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 3.49
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.28
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.15
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.40
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8BBCC #CCB9A8
analogous
#A8CCCB #A8BBCC #A8A9CC
triadic
#A8BBCC #CCA8BB #BBCCA8
tetradic
#A8BBCC #CBA8CC #CCB9A8 #A9CCA8
square
#A8BBCC #CBA8CC #CCB9A8 #A9CCA8
split-complementary
#A8BBCC #CCA8A9 #CCCBA8
monochromatic
#5C7F9D #819DB5 #A8BBCC #CFD9E3 #ECF0F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#A8BBCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#A8BBCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8BBCC
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8BBCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8BBCC | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B7CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FBFC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8bbcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 187, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.032 245.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2cfdb',
500: '#a8bbcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8bbcc; $custom-light: #c2cfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8bbcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 187,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.333,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78299,
"c": 0.03205,
"h": 245.2
},
"luminance": 0.48225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8BBCC
secondary
#EAE5E1
accent
#7041A5
background
#FBFCFD
surface
#F7F9FB
border
#D0D2D4
text
#121315
muted
#818283