#8CA0EF#8CA0EF

#8CA0EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.117 H 272.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA0EF
RGB	rgb(140, 160, 239)
HSL	hsl(228, 76%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(228, 41%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.24, 12.64, -41.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.24, 43.74, 286.80°)
OKLab	oklab(72.21% 0.0048 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(72.21% 0.117 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.9613, 36.9471, 86.7232)
Luminance	0.3695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA0EF #EFDB8C

analogous

#8CD2EF #8CA0EF #AA8CEF

triadic

#8CA0EF #EF8CA0 #A0EF8C

tetradic

#8CA0EF #EF8CD2 #EFDB8C #8CEFAA

square

#8CA0EF #EF8CD2 #EFDB8C #8CEFAA

split-complementary

#8CA0EF #EFAA8C #D2EF8C

monochromatic

#2147E0 #5674E8 #8CA0EF #C2CCF6 #E4E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#8CA0EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.39

#8CA0EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA0EF

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA0EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA0EF	1.00	2.50	8.39	8.39
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85A8F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7CA0ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6BB0BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca0ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 160, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.117 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bbf4',
    500: '#8ca0ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca0ef;
$custom-light: #b1bbf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca0ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.879,
    "s": 75.573,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7221,
    "c": 0.11749,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.36949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA0EF

secondary

#F3EED8

accent

#AF0ED8

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA0EF

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

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