#8EB6EE#8EB6EE
#8EB6EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.092 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB6EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 182, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.14, 0.54, -32.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.14, 32.15, 270.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.83% -0.0208 -0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.83% 0.092 256.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3110, 45.3773, 87.3489) |
| Luminance | 0.4538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.90
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.11
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.39
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 6.45
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.37
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB6EE #EEC68E
analogous
#8EE6EE #8EB6EE #968EEE
triadic
#8EB6EE #EE8EB6 #B6EE8E
tetradic
#8EB6EE #EE8EE6 #EEC68E #8EEE96
square
#8EB6EE #EE8EE6 #EEC68E #8EEE96
split-complementary
#8EB6EE #EE968E #E6EE8E
monochromatic
#2471DE #5994E6 #8EB6EE #C3D8F6 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#8EB6EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#8EB6EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB6EE
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB6EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB6EE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B9F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96AFED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CC2C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb6ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 182, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.092 256.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cbf3',
500: '#8eb6ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb6ee; $custom-light: #b2cbf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb6ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 182,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76825,
"c": 0.09173,
"h": 256.9
},
"luminance": 0.4538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB6EE
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#8310D6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285