#8CA2EB#8CA2EB

#8CA2EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.109 H 270.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA2EB
RGB	rgb(140, 162, 235)
HSL	hsl(226, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(226, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.59, 10.39, -39.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.59, 40.50, 284.87°)
OKLab	oklab(72.42% 0.0013 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(72.42% 0.109 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.7264, 37.4124, 83.7619)
Luminance	0.3741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA2EB #EBD58C

analogous

#8CD1EB #8CA2EB #A58CEB

triadic

#8CA2EB #EB8CA2 #A2EB8C

tetradic

#8CA2EB #EB8CD1 #EBD58C #8CEBA5

square

#8CA2EB #EB8CD1 #EBD58C #8CEBA5

split-complementary

#8CA2EB #EBA58C #D1EB8C

monochromatic

#254FD7 #5878E2 #8CA2EB #C0CCF4 #E5EAFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#8CA2EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.48

#8CA2EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA2EB

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA2EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA2EB	1.00	2.48	8.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89A9EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81A1E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB1BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca2eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.109 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bdf1',
    500: '#8ca2eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca2eb;
$custom-light: #b1bdf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca2eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.105,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72422,
    "c": 0.10948,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA2EB

secondary

#F2ECD9

accent

#A613D2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA2EB

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

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