#8EB3EA#8EB3EA
#8EB3EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.089 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB3EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 179, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, 1.11, -31.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 31.48, 272.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.02% -0.0184 -0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.02% 0.089 258.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1220, 43.9293, 84.0857) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.72
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.32
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.21
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.29
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.55
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB3EA #EAC58E
analogous
#8EE1EA #8EB3EA #978EEA
triadic
#8EB3EA #EA8EB3 #B3EA8E
tetradic
#8EB3EA #EA8EE1 #EAC58E #8EEA97
square
#8EB3EA #EA8EE1 #EAC58E #8EEA97
split-complementary
#8EB3EA #EA978E #E1EA8E
monochromatic
#286ED6 #5A90E0 #8EB3EA #C2D6F4 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#8EB3EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#8EB3EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB3EA
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB3EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB3EA | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB6EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ADE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FBFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb3ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 179, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.089 258.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c9f1',
500: '#8eb3ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb3ea; $custom-light: #b2c9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb3ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 179,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.87,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76023,
"c": 0.08927,
"h": 258.1
},
"luminance": 0.43931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB3EA
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8515D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284