#8EA9CF#8EA9CF

#8EA9CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.063 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EA9CF
RGB	rgb(142, 169, 207)
HSL	hsl(215, 40%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(215, 31%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.48, -0.38, -22.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.48, 22.35, 269.03°)
OKLab	oklab(72.79% -0.0143 -0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(72.79% 0.063 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.6025, 38.6302, 64.5472)
Luminance	0.3863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EA9CF #CFB48E

analogous

#8EC9CF #8EA9CF #938ECF

triadic

#8EA9CF #CF8EA9 #A9CF8E

tetradic

#8EA9CF #CF8EC9 #CFB48E #8ECF93

square

#8EA9CF #CF8EC9 #CFB48E #8ECF93

split-complementary

#8EA9CF #CF938E #C9CF8E

monochromatic

#446A9F #6388BD #8EA9CF #B9CAE1 #E4EAF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#8EA9CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.73

#8EA9CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EA9CF

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EA9CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EA9CF	1.00	2.41	8.73	8.73
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CABD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A4CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7BB1B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ea9cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 169, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.063 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c2dd',
    500: '#8ea9cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ea9cf;
$custom-light: #b0c2dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ea9cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.077,
    "s": 40.373,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72792,
    "c": 0.06313,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EA9CF

secondary

#E6DED3

accent

#7E32B3

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#111215

muted

#808183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EA9CF

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

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