#8CA4EB#8CA4EB

#8CA4EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.107 H 269.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA4EB
RGB	rgb(140, 164, 235)
HSL	hsl(225, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(225, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.11, 9.26, -38.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.11, 39.43, 283.58°)
OKLab	oklab(72.83% -0.0012 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(72.83% 0.107 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.0815, 38.1226, 83.8803)
Luminance	0.3812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA4EB #EBD38C

analogous

#8CD3EB #8CA4EB #A38CEB

triadic

#8CA4EB #EB8CA4 #A4EB8C

tetradic

#8CA4EB #EB8CD3 #EBD38C #8CEBA3

square

#8CA4EB #EB8CD3 #EBD38C #8CEBA3

split-complementary

#8CA4EB #EBA38C #D3EB8C

monochromatic

#2552D7 #587BE2 #8CA4EB #C0CDF4 #E5EAFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#8CA4EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#8CA4EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA4EB

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA4EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA4EB	1.00	2.43	8.62	8.62
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CAAEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83A2E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB2BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca4eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 164, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.107 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1bef1',
    500: '#8ca4eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca4eb;
$custom-light: #b1bef1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca4eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.842,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7283,
    "c": 0.10712,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA4EB

secondary

#F2ECD9

accent

#A213D2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA4EB

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

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