#8CAEF0#8CAEF0
#8CAEF0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.103 H 263.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAEF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 174, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 77%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.96, 5.00, -36.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.96, 36.95, 277.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.12% -0.0123 -0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.12% 0.103 263.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6745, 42.1365, 88.3584) |
| Luminance | 0.4214 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.56
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.85
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.06
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.53
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.96
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAEF0 #F0CE8C
analogous
#8CE0F0 #8CAEF0 #9C8CF0
triadic
#8CAEF0 #F08CAE #AEF08C
tetradic
#8CAEF0 #F08CE0 #F0CE8C #8CF09C
square
#8CAEF0 #F08CE0 #F0CE8C #8CF09C
split-complementary
#8CAEF0 #F09C8C #E0F08C
monochromatic
#2062E2 #5688E9 #8CAEF0 #C2D4F7 #E4ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#8CAEF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#8CAEF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAEF0
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAEF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAEF0 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B3F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CAAEF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69BCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caef0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 174, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.103 263.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c6f5',
500: '#8caef0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caef0; $custom-light: #b1c6f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caef0",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 174,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.6,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7512,
"c": 0.1029,
"h": 263.1
},
"luminance": 0.42139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAEF0
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#940CD9
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185