#8CA4DB#8CA4DB

#8CA4DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.085 H 266.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA4DB
RGB	rgb(140, 164, 219)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(222, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 25.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.46, 4.94, -30.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.46, 30.95, 279.18°)
OKLab	oklab(72.1% -0.0058 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(72.1% 0.085 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.8730, 37.2392, 72.2491)
Luminance	0.3724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA4DB #DBC38C

analogous

#8CCBDB #8CA4DB #9B8CDB

triadic

#8CA4DB #DB8CA4 #A4DB8C

tetradic

#8CA4DB #DB8CCB #DBC38C #8CDB9B

square

#8CA4DB #DB8CCB #DBC38C #8CDB9B

split-complementary

#8CA4DB #DB9B8C #CBDB8C

monochromatic

#385EB4 #5D7FCC #8CA4DB #BBC9EA #E8EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#8CA4DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.45

#8CA4DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA4DB

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA4DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA4DB	1.00	2.49	8.45	8.45
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A8DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA1DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74AFB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca4db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 164, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.085 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bee6',
    500: '#8ca4db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca4db;
$custom-light: #b0bee6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca4db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.772,
    "s": 52.318,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72104,
    "c": 0.08499,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA4DB

secondary

#ECE6D7

accent

#9126C0

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA4DB

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

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