#8EA3EA#8EA3EA
#8EA3EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.106 H 271.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA3EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 163, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.93, 10.07, -38.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.93, 39.35, 284.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% 0.0018 -0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.106 271) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0993, 37.8838, 83.0781) |
| Luminance | 0.3789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.05
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.39
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.48
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.49
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.62
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA3EA #EAD58E
analogous
#8ED1EA #8EA3EA #A78EEA
triadic
#8EA3EA #EA8EA3 #A3EA8E
tetradic
#8EA3EA #EA8ED1 #EAD58E #8EEAA7
square
#8EA3EA #EA8ED1 #EAD58E #8EEAA7
split-complementary
#8EA3EA #EAA78E #D1EA8E
monochromatic
#284FD6 #5A79E0 #8EA3EA #C2CDF4 #E5EAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#8EA3EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#8EA3EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA3EA
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA3EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA3EA | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BAAED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83A2E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#71B1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea3ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 163, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.106 271.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2bef1',
500: '#8ea3ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea3ea; $custom-light: #b2bef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea3ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 163,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.304,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72712,
"c": 0.10628,
"h": 271
},
"luminance": 0.37886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA3EA
secondary
#F2ECD9
accent
#A615D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184