#8EA5CC#8EA5CC

#8EA5CC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.063 H 260.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA5CC
RGB	rgb(142, 165, 204)
HSL	hsl(218, 38%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(218, 30%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.29, 1.09, -22.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.29, 22.54, 272.77°)
OKLab	oklab(71.82% -0.0099 -0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(71.82% 0.063 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.5064, 37.0193, 62.3897)
Luminance	0.3702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA5CC #CCB58E

analogous

#8EC4CC #8EA5CC #968ECC

triadic

#8EA5CC #CC8EA5 #A5CC8E

tetradic

#8EA5CC #CC8EC4 #CCB58E #8ECC96

square

#8EA5CC #CC8EC4 #CCB58E #8ECC96

split-complementary

#8EA5CC #CC968E #C4CC8E

monochromatic

#46659A #6483B9 #8EA5CC #B8C7DF #E2E8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#8EA5CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#8EA5CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA5CC

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA5CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA5CC	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A7CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A1CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CADB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea5cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 165, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.063 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bfdb',
    500: '#8ea5cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea5cc;
$custom-light: #b0bfdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea5cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.742,
    "s": 37.805,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71823,
    "c": 0.06273,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA5CC

secondary

#E4DDD1

accent

#8335B1

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA5CC

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

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