#8EA4EB#8EA4EB
#8EA4EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.106 H 270.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA4EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 164, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, 9.78, -38.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 39.35, 284.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% 0.0008 -0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.106 270.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4216, 38.2980, 83.8962) |
| Luminance | 0.3830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.23
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.10
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.14
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.60
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA4EB #EBD58E
analogous
#8ED3EB #8EA4EB #A78EEB
triadic
#8EA4EB #EB8EA4 #A4EB8E
tetradic
#8EA4EB #EB8ED3 #EBD58E #8EEBA7
square
#8EA4EB #EB8ED3 #EBD58E #8EEBA7
split-complementary
#8EA4EB #EBA78E #D3EB8E
monochromatic
#2650D8 #5A7AE2 #8EA4EB #C2CEF4 #E5EAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8EA4EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#8EA4EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA4EB
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA4EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA4EB | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CABEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A3E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B2BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea4eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 164, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.106 270.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2bef1',
500: '#8ea4eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea4eb; $custom-light: #b2bef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea4eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 164,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.806,
"s": 69.925,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72963,
"c": 0.10647,
"h": 270.4
},
"luminance": 0.383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA4EB
secondary
#F2ECD9
accent
#A514D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185