#8DA5E7#8DA5E7
#8DA5E7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.100 H 268.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DA5E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 165, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 28.6%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.27, 7.86, -35.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.27, 36.73, 282.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.91% -0.0026 -0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.91% 0.1 268.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8591, 38.3407, 80.9388) |
| Luminance | 0.3834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.83
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.80
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.93
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.48
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.26
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DA5E7 #E7CF8D
analogous
#8DD2E7 #8DA5E7 #A28DE7
triadic
#8DA5E7 #E78DA5 #A5E78D
tetradic
#8DA5E7 #E78DD2 #E7CF8D #8DE7A2
square
#8DA5E7 #E78DD2 #E7CF8D #8DE7A2
split-complementary
#8DA5E7 #E7A28D #D2E78D
monochromatic
#2B57CE #5A7DDC #8DA5E7 #C0CDF2 #E6EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8DA5E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#8DA5E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DA5E7
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DA5E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DA5E7 | 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)
#8FABEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A3E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B2BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8da5e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 165, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.100 268.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1bfef',
500: '#8da5e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8da5e7; $custom-light: #b1bfef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8da5e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 165,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224,
"s": 65.217,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72915,
"c": 0.10008,
"h": 268.5
},
"luminance": 0.38343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DA5E7
secondary
#F1EBDA
accent
#9D18CD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184