#8EB5DF#8EB5DF

#8EB5DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.074 H 250.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB5DF
RGB	rgb(142, 181, 223)
HSL	hsl(211, 56%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(211, 36%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 18.8%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.31, -2.88, -25.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.31, 25.43, 263.50°)
OKLab	oklab(75.99% -0.0245 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(75.99% 0.074 250.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.9943, 44.1242, 76.1545)
Luminance	0.4413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB5DF #DFB88E

analogous

#8EDEDF #8EB5DF #908EDF

triadic

#8EB5DF #DF8EB5 #B5DF8E

tetradic

#8EB5DF #DF8EDE #DFB88E #8EDF90

square

#8EB5DF #DF8EDE #DFB88E #8EDF90

split-complementary

#8EB5DF #DF908E #DEDF8E

monochromatic

#3677BD #5E96D1 #8EB5DF #BED4ED #E7EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#8EB5DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.83

#8EB5DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB5DF

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB5DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB5DF	1.00	2.14	9.83	9.83
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B6E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BAEDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73BEC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb5df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 181, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.074 250.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1cbe9',
    500: '#8eb5df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb5df;
$custom-light: #b1cbe9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb5df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.111,
    "s": 55.862,
    "l": 71.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7599,
    "c": 0.07395,
    "h": 250.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.44126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB5DF

secondary

#EFE5DA

accent

#7622C3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB5DF

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

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