#8CA3DF#8CA3DF

#8CA3DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.092 H 267.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA3DF
RGB	rgb(140, 163, 223)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(223, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.35, 6.57, -32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.35, 33.57, 281.28°)
OKLab	oklab(72.07% -0.0033 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(72.07% 0.092 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.2277, 37.0959, 74.9964)
Luminance	0.3710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA3DF #DFC88C

analogous

#8CCDDF #8CA3DF #9E8CDF

triadic

#8CA3DF #DF8CA3 #A3DF8C

tetradic

#8CA3DF #DF8CCD #DFC88C #8CDF9E

square

#8CA3DF #DF8CCD #DFC88C #8CDF9E

split-complementary

#8CA3DF #DF9E8C #CDDF8C

monochromatic

#345ABC #5C7DD2 #8CA3DF #BCC9EC #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#8CA3DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.42

#8CA3DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA3DF

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA3DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA3DF	1.00	2.49	8.42	8.42
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA8E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87A1DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72AFB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca3df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 163, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.092 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bee9',
    500: '#8ca3df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca3df;
$custom-light: #b0bee9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca3df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.373,
    "s": 56.463,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72073,
    "c": 0.09163,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA3DF

secondary

#EEE8D8

accent

#9721C4

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA3DF

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

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