#8CA3EB#8CA3EB

#8CA3EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.108 H 270.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA3EB
RGB	rgb(140, 163, 235)
HSL	hsl(225, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(225, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.85, 9.82, -38.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.85, 39.96, 284.23°)
OKLab	oklab(72.63% 0 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(72.63% 0.108 270)
XYZ	xyz(38.9032, 37.7661, 83.8209)
Luminance	0.3777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA3EB #EBD48C

analogous

#8CD2EB #8CA3EB #A48CEB

triadic

#8CA3EB #EB8CA3 #A3EB8C

tetradic

#8CA3EB #EB8CD2 #EBD48C #8CEBA4

square

#8CA3EB #EB8CD2 #EBD48C #8CEBA4

split-complementary

#8CA3EB #EBA48C #D2EB8C

monochromatic

#2550D7 #5879E2 #8CA3EB #C0CDF4 #E5EAFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#8CA3EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#8CA3EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA3EB

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA3EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA3EB	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8AAAEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82A2E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB2BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca3eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 163, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.108 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bef1',
    500: '#8ca3eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca3eb;
$custom-light: #b1bef1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca3eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.474,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72626,
    "c": 0.10829,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.37768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA3EB

secondary

#F2ECD9

accent

#A413D2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA3EB

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

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