#8CAADE#8CAADE

#8CAADE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.083 H 261.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CAADE
RGB	rgb(140, 170, 222)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(218, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.18, 2.37, -29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.18, 29.64, 274.60°)
OKLab	oklab(73.49% -0.0126 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(73.49% 0.083 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.3707, 39.5970, 74.7143)
Luminance	0.3960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CAADE #DEC08C

analogous

#8CD3DE #8CAADE #978CDE

triadic

#8CAADE #DE8CAA #AADE8C

tetradic

#8CAADE #DE8CD3 #DEC08C #8CDE97

square

#8CAADE #DE8CD3 #DEC08C #8CDE97

split-complementary

#8CAADE #DE978C #D3DE8C

monochromatic

#3566BA #5C87D0 #8CAADE #BCCDEC #E7EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#8CAADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#8CAADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CAADE

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CAADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CAADE	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	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)

#98ADE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA5DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72B5BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8caade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 170, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.083 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c3e8',
    500: '#8caade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8caade;
$custom-light: #b0c3e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8caade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.049,
    "s": 55.405,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73491,
    "c": 0.08288,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CAADE

secondary

#EEE6D8

accent

#8823C3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F7FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CAADE

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

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