#8EA6EE#8EA6EE
#8EA6EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.108 H 269.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA6EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 166, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, 9.47, -38.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 39.88, 283.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% -0.0009 -0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.108 269.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2194, 39.1943, 86.3184) |
| Luminance | 0.3920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.59
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.42
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.52
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.59
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.44
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA6EE #EED68E
analogous
#8ED6EE #8EA6EE #A68EEE
triadic
#8EA6EE #EE8EA6 #A6EE8E
tetradic
#8EA6EE #EE8ED6 #EED68E #8EEEA6
square
#8EA6EE #EE8ED6 #EED68E #8EEEA6
split-complementary
#8EA6EE #EEA68E #D6EE8E
monochromatic
#2452DE #597CE6 #8EA6EE #C3D0F6 #E4EAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#8EA6EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#8EA6EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA6EE
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA6EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA6EE | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DADF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A4EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FB5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea6ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 166, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.108 269.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c0f4',
500: '#8ea6ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea6ee; $custom-light: #b2c0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea6ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 166,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73511,
"c": 0.10826,
"h": 269.5
},
"luminance": 0.39196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA6EE
secondary
#F3ECD8
accent
#A410D6
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185