#8EA9CE#8EA9CE

#8EA9CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.062 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA9CE
RGB	rgb(142, 169, 206)
HSL	hsl(215, 40%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(215, 31%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 18%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.45, -0.63, -21.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.45, 21.86, 268.35°)
OKLab	oklab(72.75% -0.0146 -0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(72.75% 0.062 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.4806, 38.5815, 63.9054)
Luminance	0.3858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA9CE #CEB38E

analogous

#8EC9CE #8EA9CE #938ECE

triadic

#8EA9CE #CE8EA9 #A9CE8E

tetradic

#8EA9CE #CE8EC9 #CEB38E #8ECE93

square

#8EA9CE #CE8EC9 #CEB38E #8ECE93

split-complementary

#8EA9CE #CE938E #C9CE8E

monochromatic

#446A9D #6389BB #8EA9CE #B9C9E1 #E3EAF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#8EA9CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.72

#8EA9CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA9CE

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA9CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA9CE	1.00	2.41	8.72	8.72
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CAAD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7BB1B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea9ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 169, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.062 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c2dd',
    500: '#8ea9ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea9ce;
$custom-light: #b0c2dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea9ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.688,
    "s": 39.506,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72752,
    "c": 0.06185,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA9CE

secondary

#E6DDD2

accent

#7D33B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA9CE

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

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