#8CAEDE#8CAEDE

#8CAEDE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.079 H 257.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CAEDE
RGB	rgb(140, 174, 222)
HSL	hsl(215, 55%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.26, 0.16, -27.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.26, 27.88, 270.32°)
OKLab	oklab(74.33% -0.0178 -0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(74.33% 0.079 257)
XYZ	xyz(39.1320, 41.1195, 74.9680)
Luminance	0.4112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CAEDE #DEBC8C

analogous

#8CD7DE #8CAEDE #938CDE

triadic

#8CAEDE #DE8CAE #AEDE8C

tetradic

#8CAEDE #DE8CD7 #DEBC8C #8CDE93

square

#8CAEDE #DE8CD7 #DEBC8C #8CDE93

split-complementary

#8CAEDE #DE938C #D7DE8C

monochromatic

#356CBA #5C8DD0 #8CAEDE #BCCFEC #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.28

#8CAEDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.22

#8CAEDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CAEDE

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CAEDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CAEDE	1.00	2.28	9.22	9.22
#FFFFFF	2.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DB0E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A8DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71B8BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8caede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 174, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.079 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c6e8',
    500: '#8caede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8caede;
$custom-light: #b0c6e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8caede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.122,
    "s": 55.405,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74335,
    "c": 0.07921,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.41121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CAEDE

secondary

#EEE5D8

accent

#8023C3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CAEDE

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

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