#8CA0EE#8CA0EE

#8CA0EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.116 H 272.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0EE
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 238)
HSL	hsl(228, 74%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(228, 41%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.19, 12.36, -41.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.19, 43.21, 286.63°)
OKLab	oklab(72.16% 0.0046 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(72.16% 0.116 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.8139, 36.8882, 85.9473)
Luminance	0.3689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0EE #EEDA8C

analogous

#8CD1EE #8CA0EE #A98CEE

triadic

#8CA0EE #EE8CA0 #A0EE8C

tetradic

#8CA0EE #EE8CD1 #EEDA8C #8CEEA9

square

#8CA0EE #EE8CD1 #EEDA8C #8CEEA9

split-complementary

#8CA0EE #EEA98C #D1EE8C

monochromatic

#2148DE #5774E6 #8CA0EE #C1CCF6 #E4E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#8CA0EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38

#8CA0EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0EE

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0EE	1.00	2.51	8.38	8.38
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85A8F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7DA0EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6CB0BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.116 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bbf4',
    500: '#8ca0ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0ee;
$custom-light: #b1bbf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.755,
    "s": 74.242,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72161,
    "c": 0.11609,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0EE

secondary

#F3EDD8

accent

#AE0FD6

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0EE

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

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