#8CA6DA#8CA6DA

#8CA6DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.082 H 263.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA6DA
RGB	rgb(140, 166, 218)
HSL	hsl(220, 51%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(220, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.95, 3.55, -29.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.95, 29.45, 276.93°)
OKLab	oklab(72.48% -0.0087 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(72.48% 0.082 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.1025, 37.9082, 71.6781)
Luminance	0.3791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA6DA #DAC08C

analogous

#8CCDDA #8CA6DA #998CDA

triadic

#8CA6DA #DA8CA6 #A6DA8C

tetradic

#8CA6DA #DA8CCD #DAC08C #8CDA99

square

#8CA6DA #DA8CCD #DAC08C #8CDA99

split-complementary

#8CA6DA #DA998C #CDDA8C

monochromatic

#3962B2 #5E82CB #8CA6DA #BACAE9 #E8EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#8CA6DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.58

#8CA6DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA6DA

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA6DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA6DA	1.00	2.45	8.58	8.58
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94AADC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8DA2D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74B1B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca6da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 166, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.082 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c0e5',
    500: '#8ca6da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca6da;
$custom-light: #b0c0e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca6da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 166,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72479,
    "c": 0.08151,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA6DA

secondary

#ECE5D6

accent

#8C27BF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111215

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA6DA

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

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