#8CA7BB#8CA7BB
#8CA7BB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.042 H 240.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA7BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 167, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.13, -4.76, -13.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.13, 14.17, 250.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.47% -0.0208 -0.0364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.47% 0.042 240.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6010, 36.7996, 52.3367) |
| Luminance | 0.3680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 2.53
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.87
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 5.20
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.97
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA7BB #BBA08C
analogous
#8CBBB8 #8CA7BB #8C90BB
triadic
#8CA7BB #BB8CA7 #A7BB8C
tetradic
#8CA7BB #B88CBB #BBA08C #90BB8C
square
#8CA7BB #B88CBB #BBA08C #90BB8C
split-complementary
#8CA7BB #BB8C90 #BBB88C
monochromatic
#4C6A81 #668AA4 #8CA7BB #B2C4D2 #D9E2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#8CA7BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#8CA7BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA7BB
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA7BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA7BB | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA6BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FACAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca7bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 167, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.042 240.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec1cf',
500: '#8ca7bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca7bb; $custom-light: #aec1cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca7bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 167,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.532,
"s": 25.683,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71467,
"c": 0.04189,
"h": 240.3
},
"luminance": 0.36801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA7BB
secondary
#DAD0C9
accent
#6B41A4
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F7F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182