#8CA0EB#8CA0EB

#8CA0EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.112 H 271.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0EB
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 235)
HSL	hsl(227, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(227, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.06, 11.53, -39.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.06, 41.59, 286.10°)
OKLab	oklab(72.02% 0.0038 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(72.02% 0.112 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.3769, 36.7134, 83.6454)
Luminance	0.3671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0EB #EBD78C

analogous

#8CCFEB #8CA0EB #A78CEB

triadic

#8CA0EB #EB8CA0 #A0EB8C

tetradic

#8CA0EB #EB8CCF #EBD78C #8CEBA7

square

#8CA0EB #EB8CCF #EBD78C #8CEBA7

split-complementary

#8CA0EB #EBA78C #CFEB8C

monochromatic

#254BD7 #5875E2 #8CA0EB #C0CBF4 #E5E9FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#8CA0EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.34

#8CA0EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0EB

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0EB	1.00	2.52	8.34	8.34
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86A7EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7EA0E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DAFBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.112 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bbf1',
    500: '#8ca0eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0eb;
$custom-light: #b1bbf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.368,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72016,
    "c": 0.1119,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0EB

secondary

#F2EDD9

accent

#AA13D2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0EB

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

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