#8494CD#8494CD

#8494CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.087 H 271.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8494CD
RGB	rgb(132, 148, 205)
HSL	hsl(227, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(227, 36%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.08, 8.09, -31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.08, 32.18, 284.56°)
OKLab	oklab(67.59% 0.0028 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(67.59% 0.087 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.1218, 30.4919, 61.9915)
Luminance	0.3049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8494CD #CDBD84

analogous

#84B8CD #8494CD #9884CD

triadic

#8494CD #CD8494 #94CD84

tetradic

#8494CD #CD84B8 #CDBD84 #84CD98

square

#8494CD #CD84B8 #CDBD84 #84CD98

split-complementary

#8494CD #CD9884 #B8CD84

monochromatic

#3E5299 #586EBB #8494CD #B0BADF #DBE0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.96

#8494CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.10

#8494CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8494CD

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8494CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8494CD	1.00	2.96	7.10	7.10
#FFFFFF	2.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8299CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C93CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F9FA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8494cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 148, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.087 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aab3dc',
    500: '#8494cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8494cd;
$custom-light: #aab3dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8494cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.849,
    "s": 42.197,
    "l": 66.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67593,
    "c": 0.08665,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.30493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8494CD

secondary

#E2DDCA

accent

#9830B5

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #8494CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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