#8CA2EE#8CA2EE

#8CA2EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.114 H 271.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA2EE
RGB	rgb(140, 162, 238)
HSL	hsl(227, 74%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(227, 41%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.72, 11.22, -40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.72, 42.11, 285.46°)
OKLab	oklab(72.57% 0.0021 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(72.57% 0.114 271)
XYZ	xyz(39.1634, 37.5872, 86.0638)
Luminance	0.3759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA2EE #EED88C

analogous

#8CD3EE #8CA2EE #A78CEE

triadic

#8CA2EE #EE8CA2 #A2EE8C

tetradic

#8CA2EE #EE8CD3 #EED88C #8CEEA7

square

#8CA2EE #EE8CD3 #EED88C #8CEEA7

split-complementary

#8CA2EE #EEA78C #D3EE8C

monochromatic

#214CDE #5777E6 #8CA2EE #C1CDF6 #E4E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#8CA2EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.52

#8CA2EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA2EE

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA2EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA2EE	1.00	2.47	8.52	8.52
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#88A9F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7FA1EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6CB1BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca2ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 162, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.114 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bdf4',
    500: '#8ca2ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca2ee;
$custom-light: #b1bdf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca2ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.531,
    "s": 74.242,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72565,
    "c": 0.11365,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.37589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA2EE

secondary

#F3EDD8

accent

#AA0FD6

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA2EE

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

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