#8EADDF#8EADDF
#8EADDF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.080 H 259.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EADDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 173, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 56%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.15, 1.52, -28.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.15, 28.63, 273.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.29% -0.0142 -0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.29% 0.08 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4141, 40.9638, 75.6278) |
| Luminance | 0.4097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.88
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.56
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.13
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.00
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.05
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EADDF #DFC08E
analogous
#8ED6DF #8EADDF #988EDF
triadic
#8EADDF #DF8EAD #ADDF8E
tetradic
#8EADDF #DF8ED6 #DFC08E #8EDF98
square
#8EADDF #DF8ED6 #DFC08E #8EDF98
split-complementary
#8EADDF #DF988E #D6DF8E
monochromatic
#3669BD #5E8AD1 #8EADDF #BED0ED #E7EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#8EADDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#8EADDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EADDF
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EADDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EADDF | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB0E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A8DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74B8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eaddf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 173, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.080 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c5e9',
500: '#8eaddf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eaddf; $custom-light: #b1c5e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eaddf",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 173,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.037,
"s": 55.862,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74294,
"c": 0.08044,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.40966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EADDF
secondary
#EFE7DA
accent
#8622C3
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184