#8EA2C4#8EA2C4
#8EA2C4 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.055 H 261.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA2C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 162, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 31%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 28%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.19, 0.78, -19.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.19, 19.76, 272.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.87% -0.0086 -0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.87% 0.055 261) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0367, 35.5758, 57.2873) |
| Luminance | 0.3558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.73
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.95
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.96
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 8.98
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.19
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA2C4 #C4B08E
analogous
#8EBDC4 #8EA2C4 #958EC4
triadic
#8EA2C4 #C48EA2 #A2C48E
tetradic
#8EA2C4 #C48EBD #C4B08E #8EC495
square
#8EA2C4 #C48EBD #C4B08E #8EC495
split-complementary
#8EA2C4 #C4958E #BDC48E
monochromatic
#4A638E #6681AF #8EA2C4 #B6C3D9 #DEE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#8EA2C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#8EA2C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA2C4
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA2C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA2C4 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A4C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919FC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FA9AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea2c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 162, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.055 261.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0bdd6',
500: '#8ea2c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea2c4; $custom-light: #b0bdd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea2c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 162,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.778,
"s": 31.395,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70869,
"c": 0.05483,
"h": 261
},
"luminance": 0.35577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA2C4
secondary
#E0D9CE
accent
#813BAA
background
#FAFBFD
surface
#F5F6FA
border
#CFD0D3
text
#101214
muted
#7F8183