#8EB5EE#8EB5EE
#8EB5EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.093 H 257.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB5EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 181, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 1.09, -32.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 32.58, 271.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.61% -0.0196 -0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.61% 0.093 257.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1069, 44.9692, 87.2809) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.04
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.08
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.70
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.74
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.54
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB5EE #EEC78E
analogous
#8EE5EE #8EB5EE #978EEE
triadic
#8EB5EE #EE8EB5 #B5EE8E
tetradic
#8EB5EE #EE8EE5 #EEC78E #8EEE97
square
#8EB5EE #EE8EE5 #EEC78E #8EEE97
split-complementary
#8EB5EE #EE978E #E5EE8E
monochromatic
#246FDE #5992E6 #8EB5EE #C3D8F6 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8EB5EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#8EB5EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB5EE
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB5EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB5EE | 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)
#A0B8F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AFED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CC1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb5ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 181, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.093 257.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cbf3',
500: '#8eb5ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb5ee; $custom-light: #b2cbf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb5ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 181,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.625,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76615,
"c": 0.09262,
"h": 257.8
},
"luminance": 0.44972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB5EE
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#8510D6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285