#8CA3CC#8CA3CC

#8CA3CC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.066 H 261.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA3CC
RGB	rgb(140, 163, 204)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(218, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.62, 1.62, -23.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.62, 23.61, 273.93°)
OKLab	oklab(71.26% -0.0093 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(71.26% 0.066 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.8083, 36.1281, 62.2544)
Luminance	0.3613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA3CC #CCB58C

analogous

#8CC3CC #8CA3CC #958CCC

triadic

#8CA3CC #CC8CA3 #A3CC8C

tetradic

#8CA3CC #CC8CC3 #CCB58C #8CCC95

square

#8CA3CC #CC8CC3 #CCB58C #8CCC95

split-complementary

#8CA3CC #CC958C #C3CC8C

monochromatic

#44639A #6281B9 #8CA3CC #B6C5DF #E1E7F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.55

#8CA3CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.23

#8CA3CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA3CC

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA3CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA3CC	1.00	2.55	8.23	8.23
#FFFFFF	2.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A5CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F9FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7AABB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca3cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 163, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.066 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbedb',
    500: '#8ca3cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca3cc;
$custom-light: #afbedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca3cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.438,
    "s": 38.554,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71261,
    "c": 0.06556,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA3CC

secondary

#E4DDD0

accent

#8434B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F6FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA3CC

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

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