#8EB6EA#8EB6EA
#8EB6EA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.087 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB6EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 182, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.99, -0.53, -30.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.99, 30.22, 268.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.66% -0.0221 -0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.66% 0.087 255.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7298, 45.1449, 84.2883) |
| Luminance | 0.4515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.30
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.39
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.28
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.40
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.92
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB6EA #EAC28E
analogous
#8EE4EA #8EB6EA #948EEA
triadic
#8EB6EA #EA8EB6 #B6EA8E
tetradic
#8EB6EA #EA8EE4 #EAC28E #8EEA94
square
#8EB6EA #EA8EE4 #EAC28E #8EEA94
split-complementary
#8EB6EA #EA948E #E4EA8E
monochromatic
#2873D6 #5A95E0 #8EB6EA #C2D7F4 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#8EB6EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#8EB6EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB6EA
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB6EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB6EA | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B8EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AFE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EC1C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb6ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 182, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.087 255.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cbf1',
500: '#8eb6ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb6ea; $custom-light: #b2cbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb6ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 182,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.913,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76655,
"c": 0.08669,
"h": 255.2
},
"luminance": 0.45147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB6EA
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#7F15D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284