#8EA6CE#8EA6CE

#8EA6CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.064 H 260.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA6CE
RGB	rgb(142, 166, 206)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(218, 31%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.63, 1.03, -23.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.63, 23.12, 272.56°)
OKLab	oklab(72.11% -0.0106 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(72.11% 0.064 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.9289, 37.4781, 63.7215)
Luminance	0.3748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA6CE #CEB68E

analogous

#8EC6CE #8EA6CE #968ECE

triadic

#8EA6CE #CE8EA6 #A6CE8E

tetradic

#8EA6CE #CE8EC6 #CEB68E #8ECE96

square

#8EA6CE #CE8EC6 #CEB68E #8ECE96

split-complementary

#8EA6CE #CE968E #C6CE8E

monochromatic

#44669D #6384BB #8EA6CE #B9C8E1 #E3E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#8EA6CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#8EA6CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA6CE

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA6CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA6CE	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A8D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CAEB3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea6ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 166, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.064 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c0dd',
    500: '#8ea6ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea6ce;
$custom-light: #b0c0dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea6ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 166,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 39.506,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72115,
    "c": 0.06446,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA6CE

secondary

#E6DED2

accent

#8333B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA6CE

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

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