#8EB4F4#8EB4F4
#8EB4F4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.101 H 260.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB4F4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 180, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 82%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 42%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, 3.27, -35.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 36.01, 275.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.67% -0.0166 -0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.67% 0.101 260.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8005, 44.9225, 91.9334) |
| Luminance | 0.4492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.98
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.88
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.20
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.10
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.81
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB4F4 #F4CE8E
analogous
#8EE7F4 #8EB4F4 #9B8EF4
triadic
#8EB4F4 #F48EB4 #B4F48E
tetradic
#8EB4F4 #F48EE7 #F4CE8E #8EF49B
square
#8EB4F4 #F48EE7 #F4CE8E #8EF49B
split-complementary
#8EB4F4 #F49B8E #E7F48E
monochromatic
#1E6AE9 #568FEF #8EB4F4 #C6D9F9 #E3ECFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8EB4F4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8EB4F4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB4F4
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB4F4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB4F4 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB8F7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92AEF3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AC2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb4f4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 244); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.101 260.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3caf8',
500: '#8eb4f4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb4f4; $custom-light: #b3caf8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb4f4",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 180,
"b": 244
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.647,
"s": 82.258,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76668,
"c": 0.10133,
"h": 260.6
},
"luminance": 0.44925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB4F4
secondary
#F4E9D7
accent
#8E07DF
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111317
muted
#808285