#8CA6EF#8CA6EF
#8CA6EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.110 H 268.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA6EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 166, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, 9.23, -39.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 40.49, 283.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% -0.0027 -0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.11 268.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0266, 39.0778, 87.0783) |
| Luminance | 0.3908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.73
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.11
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.53
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.21
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.70
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA6EF #EFD58C
analogous
#8CD8EF #8CA6EF #A48CEF
triadic
#8CA6EF #EF8CA6 #A6EF8C
tetradic
#8CA6EF #EF8CD8 #EFD58C #8CEFA4
square
#8CA6EF #EF8CD8 #EFD58C #8CEFA4
split-complementary
#8CA6EF #EFA48C #D8EF8C
monochromatic
#2153E0 #567CE8 #8CA6EF #C2D0F6 #E4EAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#8CA6EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#8CA6EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA6EF
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA6EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA6EF | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DADF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83A4ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BB5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca6ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 166, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.110 268.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c0f4',
500: '#8ca6ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca6ef; $custom-light: #b1c0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca6ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 166,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.242,
"s": 75.573,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73427,
"c": 0.11031,
"h": 268.6
},
"luminance": 0.3908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA6EF
secondary
#F3ECD8
accent
#A30ED8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185