#8CA3DB#8CA3DB

#8CA3DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.086 H 267.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA3DB
RGB	rgb(140, 163, 219)
HSL	hsl(223, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(223, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 25.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.19, 5.50, -30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.19, 31.45, 280.08°)
OKLab	oklab(71.9% -0.0045 -0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(71.9% 0.086 267)
XYZ	xyz(36.6948, 36.8827, 72.1897)
Luminance	0.3688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA3DB #DBC48C

analogous

#8CCADB #8CA3DB #9C8CDB

triadic

#8CA3DB #DB8CA3 #A3DB8C

tetradic

#8CA3DB #DB8CCA #DBC48C #8CDB9C

square

#8CA3DB #DB8CCA #DBC48C #8CDB9C

split-complementary

#8CA3DB #DB9C8C #CADB8C

monochromatic

#385CB4 #5D7ECC #8CA3DB #BBC8EA #E8ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#8CA3DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38

#8CA3DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA3DB

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA3DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA3DB	1.00	2.51	8.38	8.38
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A7DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A0DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74AEB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca3db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 163, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.086 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bee6',
    500: '#8ca3db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca3db;
$custom-light: #b0bee6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca3db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.532,
    "s": 52.318,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71896,
    "c": 0.08609,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.36884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA3DB

secondary

#ECE6D7

accent

#9326C0

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA3DB

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

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