#8EB2EA#8EB2EA
#8EB2EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.090 H 259.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB2EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 178, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.91, 1.67, -31.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.91, 31.91, 272.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.81% -0.0171 -0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.81% 0.09 259.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9223, 43.5299, 84.0191) |
| Luminance | 0.4353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.94
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.37
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.54
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.60
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.75
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB2EA #EAC68E
analogous
#8EE0EA #8EB2EA #988EEA
triadic
#8EB2EA #EA8EB2 #B2EA8E
tetradic
#8EB2EA #EA8EE0 #EAC68E #8EEA98
square
#8EB2EA #EA8EE0 #EAC68E #8EEA98
split-complementary
#8EB2EA #EA988E #E0EA8E
monochromatic
#286CD6 #5A8FE0 #8EB2EA #C2D5F4 #E5EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#8EB2EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#8EB2EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB2EA
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB2EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB2EA | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB5ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94ACE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FBEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb2ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 178, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.090 259.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c8f1',
500: '#8eb2ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb2ea; $custom-light: #b2c8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb2ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 178,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.522,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75813,
"c": 0.09018,
"h": 259.1
},
"luminance": 0.43532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB2EA
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8715D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284