#8CAADD#8CAADD

#8CAADD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.082 H 260.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CAADD
RGB	rgb(140, 170, 221)
HSL	hsl(218, 54%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(218, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.14, 2.11, -29.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.14, 29.13, 274.16°)
OKLab	oklab(73.45% -0.013 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(73.45% 0.082 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.2371, 39.5435, 74.0105)
Luminance	0.3955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CAADD #DDBF8C

analogous

#8CD2DD #8CAADD #968CDD

triadic

#8CAADD #DD8CAA #AADD8C

tetradic

#8CAADD #DD8CD2 #DDBF8C #8CDD96

square

#8CAADD #DD8CD2 #DDBF8C #8CDD96

split-complementary

#8CAADD #DD968C #D2DD8C

monochromatic

#3666B8 #5D87CF #8CAADD #BBCDEB #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#8CAADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#8CAADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CAADD

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CAADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CAADD	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98ADDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A5DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72B5BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8caadd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 170, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.082 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c3e7',
    500: '#8caadd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8caadd;
$custom-light: #b0c3e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8caadd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.778,
    "s": 54.362,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73448,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CAADD

secondary

#EDE5D8

accent

#8724C2

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CAADD

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

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