#8CA5EB#8CA5EB
#8CA5EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.106 H 268.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA5EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 165, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 70%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, 8.69, -37.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 38.90, 282.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.03% -0.0025 -0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.03% 0.106 268.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2611, 38.4819, 83.9402) |
| Luminance | 0.3848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.65
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.52
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.85
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.21
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.36
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA5EB #EBD28C
analogous
#8CD4EB #8CA5EB #A28CEB
triadic
#8CA5EB #EB8CA5 #A5EB8C
tetradic
#8CA5EB #EB8CD4 #EBD28C #8CEBA2
square
#8CA5EB #EB8CD4 #EBD28C #8CEBA2
split-complementary
#8CA5EB #EBA28C #D4EB8C
monochromatic
#2554D7 #587CE2 #8CA5EB #C0CEF4 #E5EBFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#8CA5EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#8CA5EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA5EB
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA5EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA5EB | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DABEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A3E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DB3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca5eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 165, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.106 268.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1bff1',
500: '#8ca5eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca5eb; $custom-light: #b1bff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca5eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 165,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.211,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73034,
"c": 0.10595,
"h": 268.7
},
"luminance": 0.38484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA5EB
secondary
#F2EBD9
accent
#A013D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185