#8CA1BB#8CA1BB
#8CA1BB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.045 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 161, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.1%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.48, -1.46, -15.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.48, 15.90, 264.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.17% -0.0125 -0.0432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.17% 0.045 253.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5272, 34.6520, 51.9788) |
| Luminance | 0.3465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 4.73
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.70
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.96
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 7.19
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.83
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA1BB #BBA68C
analogous
#8CB9BB #8CA1BB #8F8CBB
triadic
#8CA1BB #BB8CA1 #A1BB8C
tetradic
#8CA1BB #BB8CB9 #BBA68C #8CBB8F
square
#8CA1BB #BB8CB9 #BBA68C #8CBB8F
split-complementary
#8CA1BB #BB8F8C #B9BB8C
monochromatic
#4C6481 #6682A4 #8CA1BB #B2C0D2 #D9E0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#8CA1BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#8CA1BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA1BB
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA1BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA1BB | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939DBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FA7A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca1bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 161, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.045 253.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aebccf',
500: '#8ca1bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca1bb; $custom-light: #aebccf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca1bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 161,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.191,
"s": 25.683,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70169,
"c": 0.045,
"h": 253.9
},
"luminance": 0.34653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA1BB
secondary
#DAD2C9
accent
#7841A4
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182