#8CA2DB#8CA2DB
#8CA2DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.087 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA2DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 162, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 52%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 36%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 26%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, 6.07, -31.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 31.96, 280.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% -0.0032 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.087 267.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5179, 36.5290, 72.1308) |
| Luminance | 0.3653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.32
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.70
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.70
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.12
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.14
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA2DB #DBC58C
analogous
#8CC9DB #8CA2DB #9D8CDB
triadic
#8CA2DB #DB8CA2 #A2DB8C
tetradic
#8CA2DB #DB8CC9 #DBC58C #8CDB9D
square
#8CA2DB #DB8CC9 #DBC58C #8CDB9D
split-complementary
#8CA2DB #DB9D8C #C9DB8C
monochromatic
#385BB4 #5D7CCC #8CA2DB #BBC8EA #E8ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#8CA2DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#8CA2DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA2DB
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA2DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA2DB | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA7DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A0DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74ADB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca2db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.087 267.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0bde6',
500: '#8ca2db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca2db; $custom-light: #b0bde6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca2db",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 162,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.291,
"s": 52.318,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71688,
"c": 0.08721,
"h": 267.9
},
"luminance": 0.36531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA2DB
secondary
#ECE6D7
accent
#9526C0
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FC
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184