#8CA6CB#8CA6CB

#8CA6CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.062 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA6CB
RGB	rgb(140, 166, 203)
HSL	hsl(215, 38%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(215, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 18.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.40, -0.31, -21.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.40, 21.81, 269.20°)
OKLab	oklab(71.86% -0.0136 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(71.86% 0.062 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.2278, 37.1583, 61.8045)
Luminance	0.3716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA6CB #CBB18C

analogous

#8CC6CB #8CA6CB #918CCB

triadic

#8CA6CB #CB8CA6 #A6CB8C

tetradic

#8CA6CB #CB8CC6 #CBB18C #8CCB91

square

#8CA6CB #CB8CC6 #CBB18C #8CCB91

split-complementary

#8CA6CB #CB918C #C6CB8C

monochromatic

#456798 #6285B8 #8CA6CB #B6C7DE #E0E7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#8CA6CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.43

#8CA6CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA6CB

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA6CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA6CB	1.00	2.49	8.43	8.43
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A8CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7AAEB2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca6cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 166, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.062 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc0db',
    500: '#8ca6cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca6cb;
$custom-light: #afc0db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca6cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 166,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.238,
    "s": 37.725,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71859,
    "c": 0.06152,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA6CB

secondary

#E3DBCF

accent

#7E35B1

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FA

border

#CFD0D3

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA6CB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →