#8CAAF7#8CAAF7
#8CAAF7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.117 H 267.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAAF7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 170, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 87%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 43%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.3%, 31.2%, 0%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, 9.19, -41.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 42.60, 282.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% -0.0055 -0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.117 267.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9731, 41.0380, 93.6871) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.72
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.55
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.71
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.53
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.87
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAAF7 #F7D98C
analogous
#8CDFF7 #8CAAF7 #A38CF7
triadic
#8CAAF7 #F78CAA #AAF78C
tetradic
#8CAAF7 #F78CDF #F7D98C #8CF7A3
square
#8CAAF7 #F78CDF #F7D98C #8CF7A3
split-complementary
#8CAAF7 #F7A38C #DFF78C
monochromatic
#1A55EF #5380F3 #8CAAF7 #C5D4FB #E2EAFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#8CAAF7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#8CAAF7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAAF7
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAAF7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAAF7 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EB1FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84A7F5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66BAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caaf7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 170, 247); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.117 267.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c3fa',
500: '#8caaf7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caaf7; $custom-light: #b2c3fa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caaf7",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 170,
"b": 247
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.178,
"s": 86.992,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74623,
"c": 0.11669,
"h": 267.3
},
"luminance": 0.4104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAAF7
secondary
#F5ECD6
accent
#A402E4
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F6F7FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#111217
muted
#808185