#8EB4DA#8EB4DA

#8EB4DA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.069 H 248.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB4DA
RGB	rgb(142, 180, 218)
HSL	hsl(210, 51%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(210, 35%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.86, -3.62, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.86, 23.51, 261.14°)
OKLab	oklab(75.58% -0.0249 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(75.58% 0.069 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.1275, 43.4533, 72.5890)
Luminance	0.4345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB4DA #DAB48E

analogous

#8EDADA #8EB4DA #8E8EDA

triadic

#8EB4DA #DA8EB4 #B4DA8E

tetradic

#8EB4DA #DA8EDA #DAB48E #8EDA8E

square

#8EB4DA #DA8EDA #DAB48E #8EDA8E

split-complementary

#8EB4DA #DA8E8E #DADA8E

monochromatic

#3B77B3 #6095CB #8EB4DA #BCD3E9 #E8F0F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.17

#8EB4DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.69

#8EB4DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB4DA

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB4DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB4DA	1.00	2.17	9.69	9.69
#FFFFFF	2.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B5DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CADD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75BDC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb4da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.069 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1cae5',
    500: '#8eb4da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb4da;
$custom-light: #b1cae5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb4da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 50.667,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75577,
    "c": 0.06869,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB4DA

secondary

#ECE2D8

accent

#7327BE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111315

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB4DA

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

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