#8EB8EB#8EB8EB
#8EB8EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.086 H 253.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB8EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 184, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -1.36, -29.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 29.90, 267.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.12% -0.0243 -0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.12% 0.086 253.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2864, 46.0275, 85.1845) |
| Luminance | 0.4603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.22
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.52
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.75
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.84
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.64
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB8EB #EBC18E
analogous
#8EE7EB #8EB8EB #938EEB
triadic
#8EB8EB #EB8EB8 #B8EB8E
tetradic
#8EB8EB #EB8EE7 #EBC18E #8EEB93
square
#8EB8EB #EB8EE7 #EBC18E #8EEB93
split-complementary
#8EB8EB #EB938E #E7EB8E
monochromatic
#2677D8 #5A97E2 #8EB8EB #C2D9F4 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#8EB8EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#8EB8EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB8EB
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB8EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB8EB | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5BAED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB1EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DC3C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb8eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 184, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.086 253.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cdf1',
500: '#8eb8eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb8eb; $custom-light: #b2cdf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb8eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 184,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.903,
"s": 69.925,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77119,
"c": 0.08633,
"h": 253.7
},
"luminance": 0.4603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB8EB
secondary
#F2E7D9
accent
#7C14D2
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284