#8EA7CD#8EA7CD

#8EA7CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.062 H 258.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA7CD
RGB	rgb(142, 167, 205)
HSL	hsl(216, 39%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(216, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.87, 0.23, -22.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.87, 22.18, 270.59°)
OKLab	oklab(72.29% -0.0123 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(72.29% 0.062 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.9903, 37.7946, 63.1446)
Luminance	0.3780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA7CD #CDB48E

analogous

#8EC6CD #8EA7CD #948ECD

triadic

#8EA7CD #CD8EA7 #A7CD8E

tetradic

#8EA7CD #CD8EC6 #CDB48E #8ECD94

square

#8EA7CD #CD8EC6 #CDB48E #8ECD94

split-complementary

#8EA7CD #CD948E #C6CD8E

monochromatic

#45679C #6486BA #8EA7CD #B8C8E0 #E3E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#8EA7CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.56

#8EA7CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA7CD

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA7CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA7CD	1.00	2.45	8.56	8.56
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AA9CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A3CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CAFB4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea7cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 167, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.062 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c1dc',
    500: '#8ea7cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea7cd;
$custom-light: #b0c1dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea7cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 167,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.19,
    "s": 38.65,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72287,
    "c": 0.06224,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.37796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA7CD

secondary

#E5DDD2

accent

#8034B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA7CD

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

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