#8C8EBA#8C8EBA

#8C8EBA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.065 H 282.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C8EBA
RGB	rgb(140, 142, 186)
HSL	hsl(237, 25%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(237, 25%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.31, 9.04, -23.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.31, 24.84, 291.34°)
OKLab	oklab(66.12% 0.014 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(66.12% 0.065 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.3489, 28.4660, 50.3931)
Luminance	0.2847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C8EBA #BAB88C

analogous

#8CA5BA #8C8EBA #A18CBA

triadic

#8C8EBA #BA8C8E #8EBA8C

tetradic

#8C8EBA #BA8CA5 #BAB88C #8CBAA1

square

#8C8EBA #BA8CA5 #BAB88C #8CBAA1

split-complementary

#8C8EBA #BAA18C #A5BA8C

monochromatic

#4C4F7F #6668A3 #8C8EBA #B2B4D1 #D9D9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#8C8EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#8C8EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8C8EBA

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C8EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8C8EBA	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8293BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8090B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81969D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c8eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 142, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.065 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeafce',
    500: '#8c8eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c8eba;
$custom-light: #aeafce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c8eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.391,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66117,
    "c": 0.06517,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C8EBA

secondary

#D9D8C9

accent

#9F42A4

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101013

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C8EBA

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

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