#8EA5CB#8EA5CB

#8EA5CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.061 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA5CB
RGB	rgb(142, 165, 203)
HSL	hsl(217, 37%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(217, 30%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.26, 0.84, -22.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.26, 22.03, 272.18°)
OKLab	oklab(71.78% -0.0102 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(71.78% 0.061 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.3868, 36.9715, 61.7601)
Luminance	0.3697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA5CB #CBB48E

analogous

#8EC4CB #8EA5CB #958ECB

triadic

#8EA5CB #CB8EA5 #A5CB8E

tetradic

#8EA5CB #CB8EC4 #CBB48E #8ECB95

square

#8EA5CB #CB8EC4 #CBB48E #8ECB95

split-complementary

#8EA5CB #CB958E #C4CB8E

monochromatic

#466598 #6484B8 #8EA5CB #B8C6DE #E2E8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#8EA5CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.39

#8EA5CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA5CB

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA5CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA5CB	1.00	2.50	8.39	8.39
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A7CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7DADB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 165, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.061 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bfdb',
    500: '#8ea5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea5cb;
$custom-light: #b0bfdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.377,
    "s": 36.97,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71783,
    "c": 0.06139,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA5CB

secondary

#E4DDD1

accent

#8236B0

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FA

border

#CFD0D3

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA5CB

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

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