#8CA8DA#8CA8DA

#8CA8DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.079 H 261.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA8DA
RGB	rgb(140, 168, 218)
HSL	hsl(218, 51%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(218, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.49, 2.44, -28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.49, 28.51, 274.90°)
OKLab	oklab(72.9% -0.0113 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(72.9% 0.079 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(37.4689, 38.6410, 71.8003)
Luminance	0.3864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA8DA #DABE8C

analogous

#8CCFDA #8CA8DA #978CDA

triadic

#8CA8DA #DA8CA8 #A8DA8C

tetradic

#8CA8DA #DA8CCF #DABE8C #8CDA97

square

#8CA8DA #DA8CCF #DABE8C #8CDA97

split-complementary

#8CA8DA #DA978C #CFDA8C

monochromatic

#3965B2 #5E85CB #8CA8DA #BACBE9 #E8EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#8CA8DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.73

#8CA8DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA8DA

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA8DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA8DA	1.00	2.41	8.73	8.73
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97ABDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA4D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74B2B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca8da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 168, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.079 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c1e5',
    500: '#8ca8da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca8da;
$custom-light: #b0c1e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca8da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.462,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72899,
    "c": 0.07949,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.38643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA8DA

secondary

#ECE4D6

accent

#8827BF

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111215

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA8DA

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

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