#8CA0CB#8CA0CB

#8CA0CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.067 H 265.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0CB
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 203)
HSL	hsl(221, 38%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(221, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 21.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.77, 3.04, -24.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.77, 24.49, 277.14°)
OKLab	oklab(70.58% -0.0055 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(70.58% 0.067 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.1624, 35.0276, 61.4494)
Luminance	0.3503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0CB #CBB78C

analogous

#8CC0CB #8CA0CB #978CCB

triadic

#8CA0CB #CB8CA0 #A0CB8C

tetradic

#8CA0CB #CB8CC0 #CBB78C #8CCB97

square

#8CA0CB #CB8CC0 #CBB78C #8CCB97

split-complementary

#8CA0CB #CB978C #C0CB8C

monochromatic

#455F98 #627DB8 #8CA0CB #B6C3DE #E0E6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.62

#8CA0CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.01

#8CA0CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0CB

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0CB	1.00	2.62	8.01	8.01
#FFFFFF	2.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A3CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7AA9AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.067 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbcdb',
    500: '#8ca0cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0cb;
$custom-light: #afbcdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.952,
    "s": 37.725,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70585,
    "c": 0.06721,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.35029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0CB

secondary

#E3DDCF

accent

#8935B1

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F6FA

border

#CFD0D3

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0CB

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

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