#8CAEDF#8CAEDF

#8CAEDF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.081 H 257.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CAEDF
RGB	rgb(140, 174, 223)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 22%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.30, 0.42, -28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.30, 28.37, 270.85°)
OKLab	oklab(74.38% -0.0175 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(74.38% 0.081 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(39.2664, 41.1733, 75.6760)
Luminance	0.4118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CAEDF #DFBD8C

analogous

#8CD7DF #8CAEDF #938CDF

triadic

#8CAEDF #DF8CAE #AEDF8C

tetradic

#8CAEDF #DF8CD7 #DFBD8C #8CDF93

square

#8CAEDF #DF8CD7 #DFBD8C #8CDF93

split-complementary

#8CAEDF #DF938C #D7DF8C

monochromatic

#346CBC #5C8CD2 #8CAEDF #BCD0EC #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.27

#8CAEDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.24

#8CAEDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CAEDF

9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CAEDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CAEDF	1.00	2.27	9.24	9.24
#FFFFFF	2.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CB0E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A8DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71B9BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8caedf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 174, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.081 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c6e9',
    500: '#8caedf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8caedf;
$custom-light: #b0c6e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8caedf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.422,
    "s": 56.463,
    "l": 71.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74377,
    "c": 0.08051,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.41175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CAEDF

secondary

#EEE5D8

accent

#8121C4

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CAEDF

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

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