#8EB2E2#8EB2E2

#8EB2E2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.080 H 255.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB2E2
RGB	rgb(142, 178, 226)
HSL	hsl(214, 59%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(214, 37%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.61, -0.46, -27.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.61, 27.98, 269.07°)
OKLab	oklab(75.48% -0.0196 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(75.48% 0.08 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.7989, 43.0805, 78.1024)
Luminance	0.4308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB2E2 #E2BE8E

analogous

#8EDCE2 #8EB2E2 #948EE2

triadic

#8EB2E2 #E28EB2 #B2E28E

tetradic

#8EB2E2 #E28EDC #E2BE8E #8EE294

square

#8EB2E2 #E28EDC #E2BE8E #8EE294

split-complementary

#8EB2E2 #E2948E #DCE28E

monochromatic

#3270C3 #5D91D6 #8EB2E2 #BFD3EE #E7EEF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18

#8EB2E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.62

#8EB2E2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB2E2

9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB2E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB2E2	1.00	2.18	9.62	9.62
#FFFFFF	2.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1B4E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97ACE1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72BCC2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb2e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 178, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.080 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1c8eb',
    500: '#8eb2e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb2e2;
$custom-light: #b1c8eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb2e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 59.155,
    "l": 72.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75475,
    "c": 0.07991,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB2E2

secondary

#F0E7DB

accent

#7F1FC7

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB2E2

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

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