#8CA8DB#8CA8DB

#8CA8DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.081 H 262.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA8DB
RGB	rgb(140, 168, 219)
HSL	hsl(219, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(219, 36%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 23.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.53, 2.70, -28.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.53, 29.02, 275.33°)
OKLab	oklab(72.94% -0.011 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(72.94% 0.081 262.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.6001, 38.6935, 72.4915)
Luminance	0.3870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA8DB #DBBF8C

analogous

#8CD0DB #8CA8DB #978CDB

triadic

#8CA8DB #DB8CA8 #A8DB8C

tetradic

#8CA8DB #DB8CD0 #DBBF8C #8CDB97

square

#8CA8DB #DB8CD0 #DBBF8C #8CDB97

split-complementary

#8CA8DB #DB978C #D0DB8C

monochromatic

#3864B4 #5D85CC #8CA8DB #BBCBEA #E8EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#8CA8DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.74

#8CA8DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA8DB

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA8DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA8DB	1.00	2.40	8.74	8.74
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96ABDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EA4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73B3B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca8db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 168, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.081 262.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c1e6',
    500: '#8ca8db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca8db;
$custom-light: #b0c1e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca8db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.734,
    "s": 52.318,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72942,
    "c": 0.08083,
    "h": 262.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA8DB

secondary

#ECE5D7

accent

#8926C0

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA8DB

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

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