#8EB5EF#8EB5EF
#8EB5EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.094 H 258.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 181, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.91, 1.36, -33.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.91, 33.07, 272.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.66% -0.0193 -0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.66% 0.094 258.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2542, 45.0281, 88.0567) |
| Luminance | 0.4503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.97
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.03
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.73
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.75
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.56
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB5EF #EFC88E
analogous
#8EE6EF #8EB5EF #978EEF
triadic
#8EB5EF #EF8EB5 #B5EF8E
tetradic
#8EB5EF #EF8EE6 #EFC88E #8EEF97
square
#8EB5EF #EF8EE6 #EFC88E #8EEF97
split-complementary
#8EB5EF #EF978E #E6EF8E
monochromatic
#236FE0 #5892E7 #8EB5EF #C4D8F7 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#8EB5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.01
#8EB5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB5EF
10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB5EF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.01 | 10.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B8F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AFEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CC1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 181, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.094 258.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cbf4',
500: '#8eb5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb5ef; $custom-light: #b2cbf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 181,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.876,
"s": 75.194,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76658,
"c": 0.0939,
"h": 258.1
},
"luminance": 0.45031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB5EF
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#860ED7
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285