#8EA5CD#8EA5CD

#8EA5CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.064 H 261.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA5CD
RGB	rgb(142, 165, 205)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(218, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.33, 1.34, -23.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.33, 23.05, 273.33°)
OKLab	oklab(71.86% -0.0096 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(71.86% 0.064 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.6267, 37.0675, 63.0234)
Luminance	0.3707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA5CD #CDB68E

analogous

#8EC4CD #8EA5CD #968ECD

triadic

#8EA5CD #CD8EA5 #A5CD8E

tetradic

#8EA5CD #CD8EC4 #CDB68E #8ECD96

square

#8EA5CD #CD8EC4 #CDB68E #8ECD96

split-complementary

#8EA5CD #CD968E #C4CD8E

monochromatic

#45659C #6483BA #8EA5CD #B8C7E0 #E3E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#8EA5CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.41

#8EA5CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA5CD

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA5CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA5CD	1.00	2.50	8.41	8.41
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A7CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A1CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CADB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea5cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 165, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.064 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bfdc',
    500: '#8ea5cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea5cd;
$custom-light: #b0bfdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea5cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.095,
    "s": 38.65,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71863,
    "c": 0.06406,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA5CD

secondary

#E5DED2

accent

#8434B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA5CD

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

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