#8EB3EC#8EB3EC
#8EB3EC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.092 H 258.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB3EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 179, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 71%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.26, 1.65, -32.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.26, 32.46, 272.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.11% -0.0177 -0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.11% 0.092 258.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4110, 44.0448, 85.6074) |
| Luminance | 0.4405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.21
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.26
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.31
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.72
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB3EC #ECC78E
analogous
#8EE2EC #8EB3EC #988EEC
triadic
#8EB3EC #EC8EB3 #B3EC8E
tetradic
#8EB3EC #EC8EE2 #ECC78E #8EEC98
square
#8EB3EC #EC8EE2 #ECC78E #8EEC98
split-complementary
#8EB3EC #EC988E #E2EC8E
monochromatic
#256DDA #5A90E3 #8EB3EC #C2D6F5 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#8EB3EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#8EB3EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB3EC
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB3EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB3EC | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB6EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94ADEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EBFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb3ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 179, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.092 258.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c9f2',
500: '#8eb3ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb3ec; $custom-light: #b2c9f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb3ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 179,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.383,
"s": 71.212,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76109,
"c": 0.09185,
"h": 258.9
},
"luminance": 0.44047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB3EC
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8712D3
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285