#8CA8EB#8CA8EB

#8CA8EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.103 H 266.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CA8EB
RGB	rgb(140, 168, 235)
HSL	hsl(222, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(222, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 28.5%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.17, 7.00, -36.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.17, 37.34, 280.80°)
OKLab	oklab(73.65% -0.0062 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(73.65% 0.103 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(39.8086, 39.5768, 84.1227)
Luminance	0.3958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CA8EB #EBCF8C

analogous

#8CD7EB #8CA8EB #9F8CEB

triadic

#8CA8EB #EB8CA8 #A8EB8C

tetradic

#8CA8EB #EB8CD7 #EBCF8C #8CEB9F

square

#8CA8EB #EB8CD7 #EBCF8C #8CEB9F

split-complementary

#8CA8EB #EB9F8C #D7EB8C

monochromatic

#255AD7 #5881E2 #8CA8EB #C0CFF4 #E5EBFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#8CA8EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#8CA8EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CA8EB

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CA8EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CA8EB	1.00	2.36	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91ADEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87A5E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6CB6C0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ca8eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 168, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.103 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1c1f1',
    500: '#8ca8eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ca8eb;
$custom-light: #b1c1f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ca8eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.316,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73651,
    "c": 0.10255,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CA8EB

secondary

#F2EBD9

accent

#9A13D2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CA8EB

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

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