#8CA2DA#8CA2DA

#8CA2DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.086 H 267.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA2DA
RGB	rgb(140, 162, 218)
HSL	hsl(223, 51%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(223, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.88, 5.80, -30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.88, 31.43, 280.64°)
OKLab	oklab(71.64% -0.0035 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(71.64% 0.086 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(36.3867, 36.4765, 71.4395)
Luminance	0.3648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA2DA #DAC48C

analogous

#8CC9DA #8CA2DA #9D8CDA

triadic

#8CA2DA #DA8CA2 #A2DA8C

tetradic

#8CA2DA #DA8CC9 #DAC48C #8CDA9D

square

#8CA2DA #DA8CC9 #DAC48C #8CDA9D

split-complementary

#8CA2DA #DA9D8C #C9DA8C

monochromatic

#395BB2 #5E7DCB #8CA2DA #BAC7E9 #E8ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#8CA2DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.30

#8CA2DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA2DA

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA2DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA2DA	1.00	2.53	8.30	8.30
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA6DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A0D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74ADB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca2da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.086 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bde5',
    500: '#8ca2da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca2da;
$custom-light: #b0bde5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca2da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.077,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71644,
    "c": 0.08582,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.36478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA2DA

secondary

#ECE6D6

accent

#9427BF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111215

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA2DA

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

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