#8CA5EF#8CA5EF
#8CA5EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.111 H 269.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 165, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.4%, 31%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.54, 9.79, -39.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.54, 41.02, 283.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.22% -0.0014 -0.1115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.22% 0.111 269.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8455, 38.7157, 87.0180) |
| Luminance | 0.3872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.44
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.42
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.78
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.17
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.38
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA5EF #EFD68C
analogous
#8CD7EF #8CA5EF #A58CEF
triadic
#8CA5EF #EF8CA5 #A5EF8C
tetradic
#8CA5EF #EF8CD7 #EFD68C #8CEFA5
square
#8CA5EF #EF8CD7 #EFD68C #8CEFA5
split-complementary
#8CA5EF #EFA58C #D7EF8C
monochromatic
#2151E0 #567BE8 #8CA5EF #C2CFF6 #E4EAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#8CA5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#8CA5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA5EF
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA5EF | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BACF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82A3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BB4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 165, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.111 269.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1bff4',
500: '#8ca5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca5ef; $custom-light: #b1bff4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 165,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.848,
"s": 75.573,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73223,
"c": 0.11147,
"h": 269.3
},
"luminance": 0.38718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA5EF
secondary
#F3ECD8
accent
#A50ED8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185