#8CA6CF#8CA6CF

#8CA6CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.067 H 259.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA6CF
RGB	rgb(140, 166, 207)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(217, 32%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.54, 0.71, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.54, 23.81, 271.70°)
OKLab	oklab(72.02% -0.0123 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(72.02% 0.067 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.7106, 37.3514, 64.3473)
Luminance	0.3735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA6CF #CFB58C

analogous

#8CC7CF #8CA6CF #938CCF

triadic

#8CA6CF #CF8CA6 #A6CF8C

tetradic

#8CA6CF #CF8CC7 #CFB58C #8CCF93

square

#8CA6CF #CF8CC7 #CFB58C #8CCF93

split-complementary

#8CA6CF #CF938C #C7CF8C

monochromatic

#42669E #6185BD #8CA6CF #B7C7E1 #E2E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#8CA6CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.47

#8CA6CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA6CF

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA6CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA6CF	1.00	2.48	8.47	8.47
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A8D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A2CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78AFB4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca6cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 166, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.067 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc0dd',
    500: '#8ca6cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca6cf;
$custom-light: #afc0dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca6cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 166,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.716,
    "s": 41.104,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72019,
    "c": 0.06675,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA6CF

secondary

#E6DED1

accent

#8131B4

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F5F7FB

border

#CFD0D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA6CF

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

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