#8EA4DD#8EA4DD

#8EA4DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.087 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA4DD
RGB	rgb(142, 164, 221)
HSL	hsl(223, 54%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(223, 36%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.67, 6.02, -31.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.67, 31.89, 280.88°)
OKLab	oklab(72.33% -0.0032 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(72.33% 0.087 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.4781, 37.5205, 73.6601)
Luminance	0.3752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA4DD #DDC78E

analogous

#8ECBDD #8EA4DD #9F8EDD

triadic

#8EA4DD #DD8EA4 #A4DD8E

tetradic

#8EA4DD #DD8ECB #DDC78E #8EDD9F

square

#8EA4DD #DD8ECB #DDC78E #8EDD9F

split-complementary

#8EA4DD #DD9F8E #CBDD8E

monochromatic

#385CB9 #5F7ECF #8EA4DD #BDCAEB #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#8EA4DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#8EA4DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA4DD

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA4DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA4DD	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A9E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA2DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76AFB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea4dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 164, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.087 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bee7',
    500: '#8ea4dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea4dd;
$custom-light: #b1bee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea4dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.291,
    "s": 53.741,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72327,
    "c": 0.08702,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA4DD

secondary

#EEE8D9

accent

#9624C1

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA4DD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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