#8EB8EE#8EB8EE
#8EB8EE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.090 H 255.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EB8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 184, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.68, -0.56, -31.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.68, 31.32, 268.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.25% -0.0233 -0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.25% 0.09 255) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7235, 46.2024, 87.4864) |
| Luminance | 0.4621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.82
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.27
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.82
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.87
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.03
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EB8EE #EEC48E
analogous
#8EE8EE #8EB8EE #948EEE
triadic
#8EB8EE #EE8EB8 #B8EE8E
tetradic
#8EB8EE #EE8EE8 #EEC48E #8EEE94
square
#8EB8EE #EE8EE8 #EEC48E #8EEE94
split-complementary
#8EB8EE #EE948E #E8EE8E
monochromatic
#2475DE #5997E6 #8EB8EE #C3D9F6 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#8EB8EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#8EB8EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EB8EE
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EB8EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EB8EE | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BAF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B1ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CC4CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eb8ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 184, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.090 255.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2cdf3',
500: '#8eb8ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eb8ee; $custom-light: #b2cdf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eb8ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 184,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.75,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77246,
"c": 0.09004,
"h": 255
},
"luminance": 0.46205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EB8EE
secondary
#F3E7D8
accent
#7F10D6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285