#8CA2BB#8CA2BB
#8CA2BB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.044 H 251.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 162, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.1%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, -2.01, -15.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 15.55, 262.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.38% -0.0139 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.38% 0.044 251.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7027, 35.0029, 52.0373) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 4.16
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.06
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.53
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 7.23
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.25
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA2BB #BBA58C
analogous
#8CBABB #8CA2BB #8E8CBB
triadic
#8CA2BB #BB8CA2 #A2BB8C
tetradic
#8CA2BB #BB8CBA #BBA58C #8CBB8E
square
#8CA2BB #BB8CBA #BBA58C #8CBB8E
split-complementary
#8CA2BB #BB8E8C #BABB8C
monochromatic
#4C6581 #6683A4 #8CA2BB #B2C1D2 #D9E0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#8CA2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#8CA2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA2BB
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA2BB | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A2BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FA8AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.044 251.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aebdcf',
500: '#8ca2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca2bb; $custom-light: #aebdcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 162,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.915,
"s": 25.683,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70384,
"c": 0.04432,
"h": 251.8
},
"luminance": 0.35004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA2BB
secondary
#DAD2C9
accent
#7641A4
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182