#8EBCEE#8EBCEE
#8EBCEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.087 H 251.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EBCEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 188, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -2.74, -29.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 29.79, 264.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.09% -0.0283 -0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.09% 0.087 251) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5661, 47.8877, 87.7673) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.59
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.92
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 4.84
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.99
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.73
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EBCEE #EEC08E
analogous
#8EECEE #8EBCEE #908EEE
triadic
#8EBCEE #EE8EBC #BCEE8E
tetradic
#8EBCEE #EE8EEC #EEC08E #8EEE90
square
#8EBCEE #EE8EEC #EEC08E #8EEE90
split-complementary
#8EBCEE #EE908E #ECEE8E
monochromatic
#247DDE #599CE6 #8EBCEE #C3DCF6 #E4EFFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#8EBCEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#8EBCEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EBCEE
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EBCEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EBCEE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BDF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB4ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BC7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ebcee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 188, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.087 251.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2d0f3',
500: '#8ebcee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ebcee; $custom-light: #b2d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ebcee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 188,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.25,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78092,
"c": 0.08697,
"h": 251
},
"luminance": 0.4789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EBCEE
secondary
#F3E6D8
accent
#7710D6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285