#8CA2DF#8CA2DF

#8CA2DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.093 H 268.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA2DF
RGB	rgb(140, 162, 223)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(224, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.08, 7.13, -33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.08, 34.09, 282.08°)
OKLab	oklab(71.87% -0.002 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(71.87% 0.093 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(37.0508, 36.7422, 74.9374)
Luminance	0.3674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA2DF #DFC98C

analogous

#8CCBDF #8CA2DF #9F8CDF

triadic

#8CA2DF #DF8CA2 #A2DF8C

tetradic

#8CA2DF #DF8CCB #DFC98C #8CDF9F

square

#8CA2DF #DF8CCB #DFC98C #8CDF9F

split-complementary

#8CA2DF #DF9F8C #CBDF8C

monochromatic

#3458BC #5C7BD2 #8CA2DF #BCC9EC #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#8CA2DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.35

#8CA2DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA2DF

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA2DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA2DF	1.00	2.52	8.35	8.35
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA7E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86A0DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72AEB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca2df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.093 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bde9',
    500: '#8ca2df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca2df;
$custom-light: #b0bde9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca2df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.096,
    "s": 56.463,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71866,
    "c": 0.09277,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.36744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA2DF

secondary

#EEE9D8

accent

#9921C4

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA2DF

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

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