#8CA5CB#8CA5CB

#8CA5CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.062 H 258.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA5CB
RGB	rgb(140, 165, 203)
HSL	hsl(216, 38%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(216, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.12, 0.25, -22.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.12, 22.23, 270.64°)
OKLab	oklab(71.65% -0.0123 -0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(71.65% 0.062 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.0467, 36.7961, 61.7441)
Luminance	0.3680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA5CB #CBB28C

analogous

#8CC5CB #8CA5CB #928CCB

triadic

#8CA5CB #CB8CA5 #A5CB8C

tetradic

#8CA5CB #CB8CC5 #CBB28C #8CCB92

square

#8CA5CB #CB8CC5 #CBB28C #8CCB92

split-complementary

#8CA5CB #CB928C #C5CB8C

monochromatic

#456698 #6284B8 #8CA5CB #B6C6DE #E0E7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#8CA5CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.36

#8CA5CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA5CB

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA5CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA5CB	1.00	2.51	8.36	8.36
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A7CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7AADB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 165, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.062 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbfdb',
    500: '#8ca5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca5cb;
$custom-light: #afbfdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.19,
    "s": 37.725,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71645,
    "c": 0.06238,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA5CB

secondary

#E3DBCF

accent

#8035B1

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FA

border

#CFD0D3

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA5CB

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

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