#8CA0DB#8CA0DB

#8CA0DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.090 H 269.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0DB
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 219)
HSL	hsl(225, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(225, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.39, 7.20, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.39, 33.00, 282.60°)
OKLab	oklab(71.27% -0.0006 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(71.27% 0.09 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.1684, 35.8300, 72.0143)
Luminance	0.3583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0DB #DBC78C

analogous

#8CC7DB #8CA0DB #9F8CDB

triadic

#8CA0DB #DB8CA0 #A0DB8C

tetradic

#8CA0DB #DB8CC7 #DBC78C #8CDB9F

square

#8CA0DB #DB8CC7 #DBC78C #8CDB9F

split-complementary

#8CA0DB #DB9F8C #C7DB8C

monochromatic

#3858B4 #5D79CC #8CA0DB #BBC7EA #E8ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#8CA0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.17

#8CA0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0DB

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0DB	1.00	2.57	8.17	8.17
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA5DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#869EDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74ACB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.090 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bbe6',
    500: '#8ca0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0db;
$custom-light: #b0bbe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.81,
    "s": 52.318,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71273,
    "c": 0.08951,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.35832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0DB

secondary

#ECE7D7

accent

#9926C0

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0DB

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

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