#8CA4CD#8CA4CD

#8CA4CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.066 H 261.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA4CD
RGB	rgb(140, 164, 205)
HSL	hsl(218, 39%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(218, 32%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.92, 1.31, -23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.92, 23.67, 273.18°)
OKLab	oklab(71.51% -0.0103 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(71.51% 0.066 261)
XYZ	xyz(35.1069, 36.5328, 62.9475)
Luminance	0.3653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA4CD #CDB58C

analogous

#8CC5CD #8CA4CD #948CCD

triadic

#8CA4CD #CD8CA4 #A4CD8C

tetradic

#8CA4CD #CD8CC5 #CDB58C #8CCD94

square

#8CA4CD #CD8CC5 #CDB58C #8CCD94

split-complementary

#8CA4CD #CD948C #C5CD8C

monochromatic

#43649B #6182BA #8CA4CD #B7C6E0 #E1E8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#8CA4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.31

#8CA4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA4CD

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA4CD	1.00	2.53	8.31	8.31
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96A6CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA0CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79ACB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 164, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.066 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbedc',
    500: '#8ca4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca4cd;
$custom-light: #afbedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.846,
    "s": 39.394,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71514,
    "c": 0.06594,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.36534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA4CD

secondary

#E4DDD0

accent

#8333B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F6FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA4CD

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

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