#8EA8EA#8EA8EA
#8EA8EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.100 H 267.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 168, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.25, 7.25, -35.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.25, 36.71, 281.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.74% -0.0045 -0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.74% 0.1 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0047, 39.6946, 83.3799) |
| Luminance | 0.3970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.35
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.92
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.10
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.72
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.07
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA8EA #EAD08E
analogous
#8ED6EA #8EA8EA #A28EEA
triadic
#8EA8EA #EA8EA8 #A8EA8E
tetradic
#8EA8EA #EA8ED6 #EAD08E #8EEAA2
square
#8EA8EA #EA8ED6 #EAD08E #8EEAA2
split-complementary
#8EA8EA #EAA28E #D6EA8E
monochromatic
#2859D6 #5A80E0 #8EA8EA #C2D0F4 #E5EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#8EA8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#8EA8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA8EA
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA8EA | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91ADED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A5E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 168, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.100 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c1f1',
500: '#8ea8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea8ea; $custom-light: #b2c1f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 168,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.043,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73735,
"c": 0.10045,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.39697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA8EA
secondary
#F2EBD9
accent
#9C15D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184