#8CA5EA#8CA5EA
#8CA5EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.105 H 268.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA5EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 165, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.2%, 29.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, 8.42, -37.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 38.37, 282.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% -0.0027 -0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.105 268.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1171, 38.4243, 83.1814) |
| Luminance | 0.3843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.71
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.55
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.87
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.22
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.36
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA5EA #EAD18C
analogous
#8CD4EA #8CA5EA #A28CEA
triadic
#8CA5EA #EA8CA5 #A5EA8C
tetradic
#8CA5EA #EA8CD4 #EAD18C #8CEAA2
square
#8CA5EA #EA8CD4 #EAD18C #8CEAA2
split-complementary
#8CA5EA #EAA28C #D4EA8C
monochromatic
#2755D5 #587CE1 #8CA5EA #C0CDF3 #E5EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8CA5EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#8CA5EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA5EA
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA5EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA5EA | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DABED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A3E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DB3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca5ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 165, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.105 268.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1bff1',
500: '#8ca5ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca5ea; $custom-light: #b1bff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca5ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 165,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.043,
"s": 69.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72988,
"c": 0.10457,
"h": 268.5
},
"luminance": 0.38426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA5EA
secondary
#F2EBD9
accent
#9F14D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184