#8EB4EF#8EB4EF
#8EB4EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.095 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB4EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 180, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, 1.91, -33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 33.51, 273.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.45% -0.0181 -0.0931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.45% 0.095 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0516, 44.6229, 87.9892) |
| Luminance | 0.4462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.19
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.04
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.05
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.76
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB4EF #EFC98E
analogous
#8EE4EF #8EB4EF #998EEF
triadic
#8EB4EF #EF8EB4 #B4EF8E
tetradic
#8EB4EF #EF8EE4 #EFC98E #8EEF99
square
#8EB4EF #EF8EE4 #EFC98E #8EEF99
split-complementary
#8EB4EF #EF998E #E4EF8E
monochromatic
#236DE0 #5890E7 #8EB4EF #C4D8F7 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#8EB4EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#8EB4EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB4EF
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB4EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB4EF | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB7F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94AEEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CC1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb4ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.095 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2caf4',
500: '#8eb4ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb4ef; $custom-light: #b2caf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb4ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 180,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.495,
"s": 75.194,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76448,
"c": 0.09482,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.44625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB4EF
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#890ED7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285