#8CAAFE#8CAAFE
#8CAAFE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.126 H 268.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAAFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 170, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 98%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.9%, 33.1%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.51, 11.17, -44.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.51, 46.28, 283.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.0037 -0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.126 268.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0737, 41.4782, 99.4831) |
| Luminance | 0.4148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.71
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.60
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.64
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.64
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.96
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAAFE #FEE08C
analogous
#8CE3FE #8CAAFE #A78CFE
triadic
#8CAAFE #FE8CAA #AAFE8C
tetradic
#8CAAFE #FE8CE3 #FEE08C #8CFEA7
square
#8CAAFE #FE8CE3 #FEE08C #8CFEA7
split-complementary
#8CAAFE #FEA78C #E3FE8C
monochromatic
#1350FD #4F7DFD #8CAAFE #C9D7FF #E1E9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#8CAAFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#8CAAFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAAFE
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAAFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAAFE | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BB2FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A8FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62BBC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caafe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 170, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.126 268.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c3ff',
500: '#8caafe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caafe; $custom-light: #b2c3ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caafe",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 170,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.211,
"s": 98.276,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74962,
"c": 0.12621,
"h": 268.3
},
"luminance": 0.41481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAAFE
secondary
#F7EED4
accent
#A900E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F6F7FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#111218
muted
#808186