#8EA8CD#8EA8CD

#8EA8CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.061 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA8CD
RGB	rgb(142, 168, 205)
HSL	hsl(215, 39%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(215, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.14, -0.33, -21.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.14, 21.77, 269.14°)
OKLab	oklab(72.5% -0.0136 -0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(72.5% 0.061 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.1742, 38.1624, 63.2059)
Luminance	0.3816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA8CD #CDB38E

analogous

#8EC7CD #8EA8CD #938ECD

triadic

#8EA8CD #CD8EA8 #A8CD8E

tetradic

#8EA8CD #CD8EC7 #CDB38E #8ECD93

square

#8EA8CD #CD8EC7 #CDB38E #8ECD93

split-complementary

#8EA8CD #CD938E #C7CD8E

monochromatic

#45699C #6487BA #8EA8CD #B8C9E0 #E3E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#8EA8CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.63

#8EA8CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA8CD

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA8CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA8CD	1.00	2.43	8.63	8.63
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CB0B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea8cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 168, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.061 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c1dc',
    500: '#8ea8cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea8cd;
$custom-light: #b0c1dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea8cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.238,
    "s": 38.65,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.725,
    "c": 0.06139,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA8CD

secondary

#E5DDD2

accent

#7E34B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA8CD

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

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