#8CAAEF#8CAAEF
#8CAAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.106 H 265.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 170, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.86, 6.97, -37.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.86, 38.42, 280.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% -0.0076 -0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.106 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7651, 40.5547, 87.3245) |
| Luminance | 0.4056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.84
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.61
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.90
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.49
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.79
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAAEF #EFD18C
analogous
#8CDCEF #8CAAEF #A08CEF
triadic
#8CAAEF #EF8CAA #AAEF8C
tetradic
#8CAAEF #EF8CDC #EFD18C #8CEFA0
square
#8CAAEF #EF8CDC #EFD18C #8CEFA0
split-complementary
#8CAAEF #EFA08C #DCEF8C
monochromatic
#215BE0 #5682E8 #8CAAEF #C2D2F6 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#8CAAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#8CAAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAAEF
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAAEF | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92B0F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A7ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AB8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caaef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 170, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.106 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c3f4',
500: '#8caaef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caaef; $custom-light: #b1c3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caaef",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 170,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.818,
"s": 75.573,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74247,
"c": 0.1058,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.40557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAAEF
secondary
#F3EBD8
accent
#9B0ED8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185