#8EB4FF#8EB4FF
#8EB4FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.116 H 263.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB4FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 180, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 100%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 44%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.29, 6.32, -41.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.29, 41.58, 278.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.17% -0.0135 -0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.17% 0.116 263.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5208, 45.6106, 100.9934) |
| Luminance | 0.4561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.96
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.84
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.59
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.21
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.93
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB4FF #FFD98E
analogous
#8EECFF #8EB4FF #A08EFF
triadic
#8EB4FF #FF8EB4 #B4FF8E
tetradic
#8EB4FF #FF8EEC #FFD98E #8EFFA0
square
#8EB4FF #FF8EEC #FFD98E #8EFFA0
split-complementary
#8EB4FF #FFA08E #ECFF8E
monochromatic
#1463FF #518BFF #8EB4FF #CBDDFF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#8EB4FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#8EB4FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB4FF
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB4FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB4FF | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99BAFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CAFFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63C4CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb4ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.116 263.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4caff',
500: '#8eb4ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb4ff; $custom-light: #b4caff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb4ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 180,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.823,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77169,
"c": 0.11583,
"h": 263.3
},
"luminance": 0.45613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB4FF
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9800E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111318
muted
#808286