#8EA9EB#8EA9EB
#8EA9EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.101 H 266.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA9EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 169, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 28.1%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, 6.95, -36.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 36.73, 280.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% -0.0055 -0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.101 266.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3341, 40.1229, 84.2004) |
| Luminance | 0.4012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.57
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.57
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.83
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.76
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.34
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA9EB #EBD08E
analogous
#8ED8EB #8EA9EB #A28EEB
triadic
#8EA9EB #EB8EA9 #A9EB8E
tetradic
#8EA9EB #EB8ED8 #EBD08E #8EEBA2
square
#8EA9EB #EB8ED8 #EBD08E #8EEBA2
split-complementary
#8EA9EB #EBA28E #D8EB8E
monochromatic
#265AD8 #5A81E2 #8EA9EB #C2D1F4 #E5EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#8EA9EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#8EA9EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA9EB
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA9EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA9EB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AEEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A6E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea9eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 169, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.101 266.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c2f1',
500: '#8ea9eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea9eb; $custom-light: #b2c2f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea9eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 169,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.581,
"s": 69.925,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73987,
"c": 0.10071,
"h": 266.9
},
"luminance": 0.40125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA9EB
secondary
#F2EBD9
accent
#9B14D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185