#8BA5EA#8BA5EA
#8BA5EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.105 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BA5EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 165, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 29.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.27, 8.16, -37.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.27, 38.41, 282.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.0038 -0.1048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.105 267.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9493, 38.3378, 83.1736) |
| Luminance | 0.3834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.81
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.41
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.89
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.03
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.49
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BA5EA #EAD08B
analogous
#8BD4EA #8BA5EA #A08BEA
triadic
#8BA5EA #EA8BA5 #A5EA8B
tetradic
#8BA5EA #EA8BD4 #EAD08B #8BEAA0
square
#8BA5EA #EA8BD4 #EAD08B #8BEAA0
split-complementary
#8BA5EA #EAA08B #D4EA8B
monochromatic
#2656D4 #577DE1 #8BA5EA #BFCDF3 #E5EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8BA5EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#8BA5EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BA5EA
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BA5EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BA5EA | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DABED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A3E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BB3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ba5ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 165, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.105 267.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0bff1',
500: '#8ba5ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ba5ea; $custom-light: #b0bff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ba5ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 165,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.579,
"s": 69.343,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72922,
"c": 0.10492,
"h": 267.9
},
"luminance": 0.3834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BA5EA
secondary
#F2EBD9
accent
#9E14D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184