#8CA5DE#8CA5DE

#8CA5DE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.088 H 266.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA5DE
RGB	rgb(140, 165, 222)
HSL	hsl(222, 55%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(222, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.84, 5.17, -31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.84, 32.03, 279.30°)
OKLab	oklab(72.44% -0.0062 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(72.44% 0.088 266)
XYZ	xyz(37.4512, 37.7579, 74.4078)
Luminance	0.3776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA5DE #DEC58C

analogous

#8CCEDE #8CA5DE #9C8CDE

triadic

#8CA5DE #DE8CA5 #A5DE8C

tetradic

#8CA5DE #DE8CCE #DEC58C #8CDE9C

square

#8CA5DE #DE8CCE #DEC58C #8CDE9C

split-complementary

#8CA5DE #DE9C8C #CEDE8C

monochromatic

#355EBA #5C80D0 #8CA5DE #BCCAEC #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#8CA5DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#8CA5DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA5DE

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA5DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA5DE	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92A9E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA2DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72B1B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca5de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 165, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.088 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0bfe8',
    500: '#8ca5de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca5de;
$custom-light: #b0bfe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca5de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.707,
    "s": 55.405,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72444,
    "c": 0.08803,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.3776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA5DE

secondary

#EEE7D8

accent

#9223C3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA5DE

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

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