Nearest named color: Ice Blue
#C8FBFB
#C8FBFB
Nearest named
Ice Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
95.3%
Chroma
0.052
Hue angle
196.3°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.13:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
16.50:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#CCFFFF
CSS oklch()
95% 0.05 196

#C8FBFB is a muted, cool cyan-blue. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #C8FBFB

Not just a swatch — here's how #C8FBFB works with other colors. Named schemes with #C8FBFB in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Ice Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Ice Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Ice Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Ice Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Ice Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Ice Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Ice Blue.

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Color Lab

How #C8FBFB actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 37/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 86/100
Very high
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 4/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 9/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 20/100
Low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 8/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 20/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 3/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 80/100
High
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 87/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #C8FBFB

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 16.5:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #F5FDFD for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #C6E9FB — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #C8FBFB at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #C8FBFB;
  --color-base-rgb: 200 251 251;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(95.3% 0.052 196.3);
  --color-50: #F0FEFE;
  --color-100: #D8FDFD;
  --color-200: #B3F9F9;
  --color-300: #80EFEF;
  --color-400: #52E0E0;
  --color-500: #2FC6C6;
  --color-600: #2B9696;
  --color-700: #256A6A;
  --color-800: #1C4545;
  --color-900: #132A2A;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}