#8CA0BC#8CA0BC

#8CA0BC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.047 H 256.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0BC
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 188)
HSL	hsl(215, 26%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(215, 26%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.24, -0.66, -16.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.24, 16.77, 267.73°)
OKLab	oklab(69.99% -0.0107 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(69.99% 0.047 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.4606, 34.3469, 52.4865)
Luminance	0.3435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0BC #BCA88C

analogous

#8CB8BC #8CA0BC #908CBC

triadic

#8CA0BC #BC8CA0 #A0BC8C

tetradic

#8CA0BC #BC8CB8 #BCA88C #8CBC90

square

#8CA0BC #BC8CB8 #BCA88C #8CBC90

split-complementary

#8CA0BC #BC908C #B8BC8C

monochromatic

#4C6282 #6580A5 #8CA0BC #B3C0D3 #D9E0E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.67

#8CA0BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.87

#8CA0BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0BC

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0BC	1.00	2.67	7.87	7.87
#FFFFFF	2.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A1BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#919CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7FA6A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.047 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aebcd0',
    500: '#8ca0bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0bc;
$custom-light: #aebcd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 26.374,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69991,
    "c": 0.04703,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.34348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0BC

secondary

#DAD3CA

accent

#7B41A5

background

#FAFBFC

surface

#F4F6F9

border

#CED0D2

text

#101214

muted

#7F8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0BC

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

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