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#8CA3C5 Color

#8CA3C5 is rgb(140, 163, 197) in RGB, hsl(216, 33%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CA3C5
HEX#8CA3C5
RGBrgb(140, 163, 197)
HSLhsl(216, 33%, 66%)
HSVhsv(216, 29%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.056 258)
LABlab(66.12% -2.36 -20.35)
LCHlch(66.12% 20.48 263.40)

What #8CA3C5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8CA3C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.25Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 7.9Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.02Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.06Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.99Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8CA3C5 Channel Values

How #8CA3C5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 140 · G 163 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 33% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 29% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CA3C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8CA3C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8CA3C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8CA3C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8CA3C5
Complementary
#C5AE8C
Analogous
#8CBFC5
Analogous
#918CC5
Triadic
#C58CA3
Triadic
#A3C58C
Split comp.
#C5918C
Split comp.
#BFC58C

Tints & Shades of #8CA3C5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DB0CD
#AABBD4
#BBC9DD
#C9D4E4
#DAE1EC
#E7ECF3

Shades

#6D8AB6
#5272A3
#435D84
#354A69
#26344B
#161F2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8CA3C5.

How #8CA3C5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8CA3C5
Protanopia#9F9FC5
Protanomaly#98A1C5
Deuteranopia#9C9CC5
Deuteranomaly#969FC5
Tritanopia#86A8A8
Tritanomaly#88A6B4
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CA3C5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8ca3c5: #8CA3C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CA3C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ca3c5': '#8CA3C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.639, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_8ca3c5">#8CA3C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CA3C5"

More Blue Colors

#8CA3C5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8CA3C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CA3C5?

#8CA3C5 is a light blue — rgb(140, 163, 197) in RGB and hsl(216, 33%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #8CA3C5?

#8CA3C5 is rgb(140, 163, 197) — red 140, green 163, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CA3C5?

#8CA3C5 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CA3C5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CA3C5 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8CA3C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8CA3C5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.11, which is visibly different.

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