#8EB2FF#8EB2FF
#8EB2FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.118 H 264.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB2FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 178, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 100%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 44%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.77, 7.43, -41.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.77, 42.57, 280.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.76% -0.0111 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.76% 0.118 264.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1199, 44.8089, 100.8598) |
| Luminance | 0.4481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.56
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.13
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.74
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.87
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB2FF #FFDB8E
analogous
#8EEAFF #8EB2FF #A28EFF
triadic
#8EB2FF #FF8EB2 #B2FF8E
tetradic
#8EB2FF #FF8EEA #FFDB8E #8EFFA2
square
#8EB2FF #FF8EEA #FFDB8E #8EFFA2
split-complementary
#8EB2FF #FFA28E #EAFF8E
monochromatic
#145FFF #5188FF #8EB2FF #CBDCFF #E0EAFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#8EB2FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#8EB2FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB2FF
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB2FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB2FF | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B8FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AAEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64C2CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb2ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 178, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.118 264.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4c8ff',
500: '#8eb2ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb2ff; $custom-light: #b4c8ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb2ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 178,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.885,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7676,
"c": 0.11794,
"h": 264.6
},
"luminance": 0.44812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB2FF
secondary
#F7ECD4
accent
#9C00E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111318
muted
#808286