#8EA8EE#8EA8EE
#8EA8EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.106 H 268.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 168, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 29.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 8.34, -37.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 38.82, 282.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.0034 -0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.106 268.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5858, 39.9271, 86.4405) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.15
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.80
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.01
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.67
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.07
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA8EE #EED48E
analogous
#8ED8EE #8EA8EE #A48EEE
triadic
#8EA8EE #EE8EA8 #A8EE8E
tetradic
#8EA8EE #EE8ED8 #EED48E #8EEEA4
square
#8EA8EE #EE8ED8 #EED48E #8EEEA4
split-complementary
#8EA8EE #EEA48E #D8EE8E
monochromatic
#2456DE #597FE6 #8EA8EE #C3D1F6 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#8EA8EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#8EA8EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA8EE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA8EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA8EE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90AEF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EB6C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea8ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 168, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.106 268.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c1f4',
500: '#8ea8ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea8ee; $custom-light: #b2c1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea8ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 168,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.75,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73919,
"c": 0.10595,
"h": 268.2
},
"luminance": 0.39929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA8EE
secondary
#F3ECD8
accent
#A010D6
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185