#8EA5CE#8EA5CE

#8EA5CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.065 H 261.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA5CE
RGB	rgb(142, 165, 206)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(218, 31%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.36, 1.59, -23.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.36, 23.56, 273.87°)
OKLab	oklab(71.9% -0.0092 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(71.9% 0.065 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.7478, 37.1159, 63.6611)
Luminance	0.3712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA5CE #CEB78E

analogous

#8EC5CE #8EA5CE #978ECE

triadic

#8EA5CE #CE8EA5 #A5CE8E

tetradic

#8EA5CE #CE8EC5 #CEB78E #8ECE97

square

#8EA5CE #CE8EC5 #CEB78E #8ECE97

split-complementary

#8EA5CE #CE978E #C5CE8E

monochromatic

#44649D #6383BB #8EA5CE #B9C7E1 #E3E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#8EA5CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.42

#8EA5CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA5CE

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA5CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA5CE	1.00	2.49	8.42	8.42
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A7D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A1CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CADB3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea5ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 165, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.065 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bfdd',
    500: '#8ea5ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea5ce;
$custom-light: #b0bfdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea5ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.438,
    "s": 39.506,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71903,
    "c": 0.06541,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA5CE

secondary

#E6DFD2

accent

#8533B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA5CE

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

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