#8CA2CB#8CA2CB

#8CA2CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.065 H 262.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA2CB
RGB	rgb(140, 162, 203)
HSL	hsl(219, 38%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(219, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.31, 1.92, -23.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.31, 23.55, 274.68°)
OKLab	oklab(71.01% -0.0082 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(71.01% 0.065 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.5119, 35.7266, 61.5659)
Luminance	0.3573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA2CB #CBB58C

analogous

#8CC2CB #8CA2CB #968CCB

triadic

#8CA2CB #CB8CA2 #A2CB8C

tetradic

#8CA2CB #CB8CC2 #CBB58C #8CCB96

square

#8CA2CB #CB8CC2 #CBB58C #8CCB96

split-complementary

#8CA2CB #CB968C #C2CB8C

monochromatic

#456298 #6280B8 #8CA2CB #B6C4DE #E0E6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.58

#8CA2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.15

#8CA2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA2CB

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA2CB	1.00	2.58	8.15	8.15
#FFFFFF	2.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A4CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7AAAB0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.065 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbddb',
    500: '#8ca2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca2cb;
$custom-light: #afbddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.048,
    "s": 37.725,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71008,
    "c": 0.06517,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA2CB

secondary

#E3DCCF

accent

#8535B1

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F6FA

border

#CFD0D3

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA2CB

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

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