#8CAEFE#8CAEFE
#8CAEFE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.122 H 266.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 174, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 98%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, 8.91, -43.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 44.19, 281.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.77% -0.0085 -0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.77% 0.122 266) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8349, 43.0007, 99.7369) |
| Luminance | 0.4300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.47
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.88
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.83
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.12
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAEFE #FEDC8C
analogous
#8CE7FE #8CAEFE #A38CFE
triadic
#8CAEFE #FE8CAE #AEFE8C
tetradic
#8CAEFE #FE8CE7 #FEDC8C #8CFEA3
square
#8CAEFE #FE8CE7 #FEDC8C #8CFEA3
split-complementary
#8CAEFE #FEA38C #E7FE8C
monochromatic
#1359FD #4F83FD #8CAEFE #C9D9FF #E1EAFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#8CAEFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#8CAEFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAEFE
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAEFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAEFE | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91B5FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85ABFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61BFCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caefe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 174, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.122 266.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c5ff',
500: '#8caefe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caefe; $custom-light: #b2c5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caefe",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 174,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.105,
"s": 98.276,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75774,
"c": 0.1217,
"h": 266
},
"luminance": 0.43003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAEFE
secondary
#F7EDD4
accent
#A100E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111218
muted
#808186