#8EB4DF#8EB4DF

#8EB4DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.075 H 251.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB4DF
RGB	rgb(142, 180, 223)
HSL	hsl(212, 56%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(212, 36%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.04, -2.33, -25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.04, 25.79, 264.81°)
OKLab	oklab(75.78% -0.0232 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(75.78% 0.075 251.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.7917, 43.7190, 76.0870)
Luminance	0.4372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB4DF #DFB98E

analogous

#8EDDDF #8EB4DF #918EDF

triadic

#8EB4DF #DF8EB4 #B4DF8E

tetradic

#8EB4DF #DF8EDD #DFB98E #8EDF91

square

#8EB4DF #DF8EDD #DFB98E #8EDF91

split-complementary

#8EB4DF #DF918E #DDDF8E

monochromatic

#3675BD #5E94D1 #8EB4DF #BED4ED #E7EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#8EB4DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.74

#8EB4DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB4DF

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB4DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB4DF	1.00	2.16	9.74	9.74
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4B5E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AADDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73BEC2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb4df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.075 251.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1cae9',
    500: '#8eb4df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb4df;
$custom-light: #b1cae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb4df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.852,
    "s": 55.862,
    "l": 71.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75777,
    "c": 0.07464,
    "h": 251.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.43721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB4DF

secondary

#EFE5DA

accent

#7822C3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB4DF

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

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