#8EA5EB#8EA5EB
#8EA5EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.105 H 269.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA5EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 165, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.50, 9.21, -37.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.50, 38.81, 283.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% -0.0005 -0.1053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.105 269.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6013, 38.6573, 83.9561) |
| Luminance | 0.3866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.49
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.83
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.83
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.61
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.12
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA5EB #EBD48E
analogous
#8ED4EB #8EA5EB #A68EEB
triadic
#8EA5EB #EB8EA5 #A5EB8E
tetradic
#8EA5EB #EB8ED4 #EBD48E #8EEBA6
square
#8EA5EB #EB8ED4 #EBD48E #8EEBA6
split-complementary
#8EA5EB #EBA68E #D4EB8E
monochromatic
#2652D8 #5A7CE2 #8EA5EB #C2CEF4 #E5EAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#8EA5EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#8EA5EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA5EB
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA5EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA5EB | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DABEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A3E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea5eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 165, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.105 269.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2bff1',
500: '#8ea5eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea5eb; $custom-light: #b2bff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea5eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 165,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.161,
"s": 69.925,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73167,
"c": 0.10529,
"h": 269.7
},
"luminance": 0.38659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA5EB
secondary
#F2ECD9
accent
#A314D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185