#8EA9CB#8EA9CB
#8EA9CB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.058 H 254.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 169, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.34, -1.38, -20.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.34, 20.40, 266.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% -0.0156 -0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.058 254.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1196, 38.4371, 62.0043) |
| Luminance | 0.3844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.65
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.08
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.52
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.56
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 7.75
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA9CB #CBB08E
analogous
#8EC7CB #8EA9CB #918ECB
triadic
#8EA9CB #CB8EA9 #A9CB8E
tetradic
#8EA9CB #CB8EC7 #CBB08E #8ECB91
square
#8EA9CB #CB8EC7 #CBB08E #8ECB91
split-complementary
#8EA9CB #CB918E #C7CB8E
monochromatic
#466B98 #6489B8 #8EA9CB #B8C9DE #E2E9F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8EA9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#8EA9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA9CB
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA9CB | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DAACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CB0B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 169, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.058 254.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c2db',
500: '#8ea9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea9cb; $custom-light: #b0c2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 169,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.443,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72635,
"c": 0.05805,
"h": 254.4
},
"luminance": 0.38439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA9CB
secondary
#E4DBD1
accent
#7A36B0
background
#FAFBFD
surface
#F5F7FA
border
#CFD0D3
text
#111215
muted
#808183