#8FB2BF

Accessibility

AAA

9.29:1

Vs white / black

2.26:1 · 9.29:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8fb2bf

RGB

rgb(143, 178, 191)

RGBA

rgba(143, 178, 191, 1)

HSL

hsl(196, 27%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(196, 27%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(196, 25%, 75%)

LAB

lab(70.48% -8.85 -10.51)

LCH

lch(70.48% 13.74 229.9)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7421 -0.0312 -0.0286)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7421 0.0423 222.51)

XYZ

xyz(36.65, 41.44, 55.35)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 25%)

CSS

color: #8fb2bf;

CSS variable

--color-8fb2bf: #8fb2bf;

SCSS

$color-8fb2bf: #8fb2bf;

JavaScript

const color = "#8fb2bf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8fb2bf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8fb2bf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8fb2bf", "rgb": { "r": 143, "g": 178, "b": 191 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7421 0.0423 222.51)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8fb2bf-1: #8fb2bf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Very different · ΔE 9.39 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSkyBlue

Very different · ΔE 9.25 · #87CEEB

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Very different · ΔE 5.41 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 13.11 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e3f9ff 100d5edf6 200bedae4 300a4c4cf 40085a8b5 5006a8c99 600587580 700455e67 80033474f 900223238 9500f1d22

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f9fa ecf2f4 e3ecef dae5ea d0dfe4 c7d9df bed2da b4ccd4 abc5cf a2bfca 98b8c4 8fb2bf 83a3af 77949f 6b868f 5f777f 53686f 485960 3c4a50 303b40 242d30 181e20 0c0f10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f9fa ecf2f4 e3ecef dae5ea d0dfe4 c7d9df bed2da b4ccd4 abc5cf a2bfca 98b8c4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

83a3af 77949f 6b868f 5f777f 53686f 485960 3c4a50 303b40 242d30 181e20 0c0f10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8eaeba 8daab5 8ba6af 8aa1aa 899da5 8899a0 86959a 859195 848d90 83888b 818485

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8FB2BFStop 1 #BE9B8EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8EBEB3Stop 1 #8FB2BFStop 2 #8E99BEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8FB2BFStop 1 #BE8EB1Stop 2 #B1BE8EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8FB2BFStop 1 #BE8E99Stop 2 #BEB38EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#253941Stop 1 #416471Stop 2 #5D90A2Stop 3 #8EB1BEStop 4 #BED2DAStop 5

Using this color

Where #8fb2bf works

#8FB2BF (#8fb2bf) sits in the light blue family at about 196° hue, 27% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 2.26:1 on white and 9.29:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8fb2bf as small body text on white — 2.26:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #89B8CD#89B8CD Spectrum #8DB2C8#8DB2C8 Spectrum #72AAC0#72AAC0 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Spectrum #89C2D2#89C2D2 Spectrum #6DB3C5#6DB3C5 Spectrum #87C1DE#87C1DE Spectrum #8BB9DA#8BB9DA Concrete#95A5A6 Spectrum #69B2D3#69B2D3 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5 Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0