#8EA8EB#8EA8EB
#8EA8EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.102 H 267.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA8EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 168, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 28.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.29, 7.52, -36.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.29, 37.24, 281.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% -0.0042 -0.1017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.102 267.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1488, 39.7522, 84.1386) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.30
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.89
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.07
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.71
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.07
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA8EB #EBD18E
analogous
#8ED7EB #8EA8EB #A38EEB
triadic
#8EA8EB #EB8EA8 #A8EB8E
tetradic
#8EA8EB #EB8ED7 #EBD18E #8EEBA3
square
#8EA8EB #EB8ED7 #EBD18E #8EEBA3
split-complementary
#8EA8EB #EBA38E #D7EB8E
monochromatic
#2658D8 #5A80E2 #8EA8EB #C2D0F4 #E5EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#8EA8EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#8EA8EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA8EB
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA8EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA8EB | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AEEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A5E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea8eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 168, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.102 267.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c1f1',
500: '#8ea8eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea8eb; $custom-light: #b2c1f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea8eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 168,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.226,
"s": 69.925,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73781,
"c": 0.10183,
"h": 267.6
},
"luminance": 0.39754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA8EB
secondary
#F2EBD9
accent
#9D14D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185