#8EA9EF#8EA9EF
#8EA9EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.106 H 267.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 169, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 29.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.72, 8.05, -37.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.72, 38.83, 281.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.0044 -0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.106 267.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9185, 40.3566, 87.2782) |
| Luminance | 0.4036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.40
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.46
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.75
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.73
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.31
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA9EF #EFD48E
analogous
#8EDAEF #8EA9EF #A48EEF
triadic
#8EA9EF #EF8EA9 #A9EF8E
tetradic
#8EA9EF #EF8EDA #EFD48E #8EEFA4
square
#8EA9EF #EF8EDA #EFD48E #8EEFA4
split-complementary
#8EA9EF #EFA48E #DAEF8E
monochromatic
#2357E0 #5880E7 #8EA9EF #C4D2F7 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#8EA9EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#8EA9EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA9EF
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA9EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA9EF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AFF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EB7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea9ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 169, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.106 267.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c2f4',
500: '#8ea9ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea9ef; $custom-light: #b2c2f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea9ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 169,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.299,
"s": 75.194,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7417,
"c": 0.10619,
"h": 267.6
},
"luminance": 0.40359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA9EF
secondary
#F3EBD8
accent
#9F0ED7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185