#8EA8EC#8EA8EC

#8EA8EC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.103 H 267.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA8EC
RGB	rgb(142, 168, 236)
HSL	hsl(223, 71%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(223, 40%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.33, 7.79, -36.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.33, 37.77, 281.90°)
OKLab	oklab(73.83% -0.004 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(73.83% 0.103 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.2936, 39.8102, 84.9016)
Luminance	0.3981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA8EC #ECD28E

analogous

#8ED7EC #8EA8EC #A38EEC

triadic

#8EA8EC #EC8EA8 #A8EC8E

tetradic

#8EA8EC #EC8ED7 #ECD28E #8EECA3

square

#8EA8EC #EC8ED7 #ECD28E #8EECA3

split-complementary

#8EA8EC #ECA38E #D7EC8E

monochromatic

#2557DA #5A80E3 #8EA8EC #C2D0F5 #E5EBFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#8EA8EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.96

#8EA8EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA8EC

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA8EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA8EC	1.00	2.34	8.96	8.96
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91AEEF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A6EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6FB6C0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea8ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 168, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.103 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2c1f2',
    500: '#8ea8ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea8ec;
$custom-light: #b2c1f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea8ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.404,
    "s": 71.212,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73827,
    "c": 0.10321,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA8EC

secondary

#F2EBD9

accent

#9E12D3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA8EC

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

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