#8CA0CF#8CA0CF

#8CA0CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.073 H 266.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0CF
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 207)
HSL	hsl(222, 41%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(222, 32%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.92, 4.06, -26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.92, 26.60, 278.79°)
OKLab	oklab(70.75% -0.0042 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(70.75% 0.073 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.6452, 35.2207, 63.9922)
Luminance	0.3522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0CF #CFBB8C

analogous

#8CC1CF #8CA0CF #998CCF

triadic

#8CA0CF #CF8CA0 #A0CF8C

tetradic

#8CA0CF #CF8CC1 #CFBB8C #8CCF99

square

#8CA0CF #CF8CC1 #CFBB8C #8CCF99

split-complementary

#8CA0CF #CF998C #C1CF8C

monochromatic

#425E9E #617CBD #8CA0CF #B7C4E1 #E2E7F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.61

#8CA0CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.04

#8CA0CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0CF

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0CF	1.00	2.61	8.04	8.04
#FFFFFF	2.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A3D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B9DCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79A9B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.073 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbcdd',
    500: '#8ca0cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0cf;
$custom-light: #afbcdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.09,
    "s": 41.104,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70752,
    "c": 0.07275,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0CF

secondary

#E6E0D1

accent

#8D31B4

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F6FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0CF

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

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