#8CA3CB#8CA3CB

#8CA3CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.064 H 261.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA3CB
RGB	rgb(140, 163, 203)
HSL	hsl(218, 38%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(218, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 19.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.58, 1.36, -23.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.58, 23.09, 273.38°)
OKLab	oklab(71.22% -0.0096 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(71.22% 0.064 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(34.6888, 36.0803, 61.6248)
Luminance	0.3608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA3CB #CBB48C

analogous

#8CC3CB #8CA3CB #948CCB

triadic

#8CA3CB #CB8CA3 #A3CB8C

tetradic

#8CA3CB #CB8CC3 #CBB48C #8CCB94

square

#8CA3CB #CB8CC3 #CBB48C #8CCB94

split-complementary

#8CA3CB #CB948C #C3CB8C

monochromatic

#456398 #6281B8 #8CA3CB #B6C5DE #E0E6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#8CA3CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.22

#8CA3CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA3CB

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA3CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA3CB	1.00	2.56	8.22	8.22
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A5CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F9FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7AABB0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca3cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 163, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.064 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbedb',
    500: '#8ca3cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca3cb;
$custom-light: #afbedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca3cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.095,
    "s": 37.725,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7122,
    "c": 0.06421,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA3CB

secondary

#E3DCCF

accent

#8335B1

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F6FA

border

#CFD0D3

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA3CB

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

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