#8EB4DB#8EB4DB

#8EB4DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.070 H 249.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB4DB
RGB	rgb(142, 180, 219)
HSL	hsl(210, 52%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(210, 35%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.90, -3.37, -23.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.90, 23.96, 261.93°)
OKLab	oklab(75.62% -0.0245 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(75.62% 0.07 249.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.2588, 43.5058, 73.2803)
Luminance	0.4351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB4DB #DBB58E

analogous

#8EDADB #8EB4DB #8E8EDB

triadic

#8EB4DB #DB8EB4 #B4DB8E

tetradic

#8EB4DB #DB8EDA #DBB58E #8EDB8E

square

#8EB4DB #DB8EDA #DBB58E #8EDB8E

split-complementary

#8EB4DB #DB8E8E #DADB8E

monochromatic

#3A76B5 #6095CC #8EB4DB #BCD3EA #E8F0F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#8EB4DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.70

#8EB4DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB4DB

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB4DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB4DB	1.00	2.16	9.70	9.70
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B5DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CADDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75BDC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb4db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.070 249.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1cae6',
    500: '#8eb4db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb4db;
$custom-light: #b1cae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb4db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.39,
    "s": 51.678,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75616,
    "c": 0.06987,
    "h": 249.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.43508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB4DB

secondary

#EDE3D8

accent

#7426BF

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB4DB

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

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