#8EA8CE#8EA8CE

#8EA8CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.063 H 257.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA8CE
RGB	rgb(142, 168, 206)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(216, 31%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.18, -0.08, -22.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.18, 22.27, 269.80°)
OKLab	oklab(72.54% -0.0133 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(72.54% 0.063 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.2953, 38.2108, 63.8436)
Luminance	0.3821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA8CE #CEB48E

analogous

#8EC8CE #8EA8CE #948ECE

triadic

#8EA8CE #CE8EA8 #A8CE8E

tetradic

#8EA8CE #CE8EC8 #CEB48E #8ECE94

square

#8EA8CE #CE8EC8 #CEB48E #8ECE94

split-complementary

#8EA8CE #CE948E #C8CE8E

monochromatic

#44689D #6387BB #8EA8CE #B9C9E1 #E3EAF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#8EA8CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#8EA8CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA8CE

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA8CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA8CE	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAAD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7BB0B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea8ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 168, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.063 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c1dd',
    500: '#8ea8ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea8ce;
$custom-light: #b0c1dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea8ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.625,
    "s": 39.506,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7254,
    "c": 0.06268,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA8CE

secondary

#E6DED2

accent

#7F33B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA8CE

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

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