#8CA8CD#8CA8CD
#8CA8CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.062 H 255.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 168, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.01, -0.91, -21.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.01, 22.00, 267.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% -0.0156 -0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.062 255.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8340, 37.9870, 63.1899) |
| Luminance | 0.3799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.24
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.26
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.29
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.72
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.98
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA8CD #CDB18C
analogous
#8CC8CD #8CA8CD #908CCD
triadic
#8CA8CD #CD8CA8 #A8CD8C
tetradic
#8CA8CD #CD8CC8 #CDB18C #8CCD90
square
#8CA8CD #CD8CC8 #CDB18C #8CCD90
split-complementary
#8CA8CD #CD908C #C8CD8C
monochromatic
#43699B #6188BA #8CA8CD #B7C8E0 #E1E9F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#8CA8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#8CA8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA8CD
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA8CD | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#79B0B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 168, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.062 255.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc1dc',
500: '#8ca8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca8cd; $custom-light: #afc1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 168,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.154,
"s": 39.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72365,
"c": 0.06245,
"h": 255.5
},
"luminance": 0.37988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA8CD
secondary
#E4DCD0
accent
#7C33B2
background
#FAFBFD
surface
#F5F7FB
border
#CFD0D4
text
#101215
muted
#7F8183