#8EB0DF#8EB0DF
#8EB0DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.078 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB0DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 176, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 56%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.96, -0.14, -27.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.96, 27.34, 269.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% -0.0181 -0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.078 256.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9958, 42.1272, 75.8217) |
| Luminance | 0.4213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.28
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.01
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.05
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.89
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB0DF #DFBD8E
analogous
#8ED9DF #8EB0DF #958EDF
triadic
#8EB0DF #DF8EB0 #B0DF8E
tetradic
#8EB0DF #DF8ED9 #DFBD8E #8EDF95
square
#8EB0DF #DF8ED9 #DFBD8E #8EDF95
split-complementary
#8EB0DF #DF958E #D9DF8E
monochromatic
#366EBD #5E8FD1 #8EB0DF #BED1ED #E7EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#8EB0DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#8EB0DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB0DF
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB0DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB0DF | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB2E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96AADE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74BAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb0df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 176, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.078 256.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c7e9',
500: '#8eb0df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb0df; $custom-light: #b1c7e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb0df",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 176,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.815,
"s": 55.862,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74927,
"c": 0.07778,
"h": 256.6
},
"luminance": 0.42129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB0DF
secondary
#EFE6DA
accent
#8022C3
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284