#8CA4DF#8CA4DF

#8CA4DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.091 H 267.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA4DF
RGB	rgb(140, 164, 223)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(223, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.62, 6.00, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.62, 33.06, 280.46°)
OKLab	oklab(72.28% -0.0046 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(72.28% 0.091 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(37.4059, 37.4524, 75.0558)
Luminance	0.3745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA4DF #DFC78C

analogous

#8CCDDF #8CA4DF #9D8CDF

triadic

#8CA4DF #DF8CA4 #A4DF8C

tetradic

#8CA4DF #DF8CCD #DFC78C #8CDF9D

square

#8CA4DF #DF8CCD #DFC78C #8CDF9D

split-complementary

#8CA4DF #DF9D8C #CDDF8C

monochromatic

#345CBC #5C7ED2 #8CA4DF #BCCAEC #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#8CA4DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.49

#8CA4DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA4DF

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA4DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA4DF	1.00	2.47	8.49	8.49
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A9E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A1DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72B0B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca4df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 164, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.091 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bee9',
    500: '#8ca4df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca4df;
$custom-light: #b0bee9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca4df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.651,
    "s": 56.463,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72281,
    "c": 0.09051,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA4DF

secondary

#EEE8D8

accent

#9521C4

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA4DF

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

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