#8EB5EA#8EB5EA
#8EB5EA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.088 H 256.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB5EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 181, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, 0.01, -30.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 30.63, 270.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.44% -0.0209 -0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.44% 0.088 256.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5258, 44.7367, 84.2202) |
| Luminance | 0.4474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.38
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.58
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.69
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.13
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB5EA #EAC38E
analogous
#8EE3EA #8EB5EA #958EEA
triadic
#8EB5EA #EA8EB5 #B5EA8E
tetradic
#8EB5EA #EA8EE3 #EAC38E #8EEA95
square
#8EB5EA #EA8EE3 #EAC38E #8EEA95
split-complementary
#8EB5EA #EA958E #E3EA8E
monochromatic
#2872D6 #5A93E0 #8EB5EA #C2D7F4 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#8EB5EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#8EB5EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB5EA
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB5EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB5EA | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B7EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AEE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EC1C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb5ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 181, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.088 256.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cbf1',
500: '#8eb5ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb5ea; $custom-light: #b2cbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb5ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 181,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.565,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76444,
"c": 0.08752,
"h": 256.2
},
"luminance": 0.44739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB5EA
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#8115D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284