#8EB3DD#8EB3DD

#8EB3DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.073 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB3DD
RGB	rgb(142, 179, 221)
HSL	hsl(212, 54%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(212, 36%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 19%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.70, -2.31, -25.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.70, 25.23, 264.76°)
OKLab	oklab(75.48% -0.0226 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(75.48% 0.073 252)
XYZ	xyz(40.3225, 43.2094, 74.6082)
Luminance	0.4321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB3DD #DDB88E

analogous

#8EDADD #8EB3DD #908EDD

triadic

#8EB3DD #DD8EB3 #B3DD8E

tetradic

#8EB3DD #DD8EDA #DDB88E #8EDD90

square

#8EB3DD #DD8EDA #DDB88E #8EDD90

split-complementary

#8EB3DD #DD908E #DADD8E

monochromatic

#3874B9 #5F93CF #8EB3DD #BDD3EB #E7EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18

#8EB3DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.64

#8EB3DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB3DD

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB3DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB3DD	1.00	2.18	9.64	9.64
#FFFFFF	2.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3B4DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AACDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74BCC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb3dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 179, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.073 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1c9e7',
    500: '#8eb3dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb3dd;
$custom-light: #b1c9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb3dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.899,
    "s": 53.741,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75483,
    "c": 0.07293,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.43211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB3DD

secondary

#EEE4D9

accent

#7824C1

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB3DD

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

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