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#8ca6fa color: Kitten’s Eye

#8ca6fa is rgb(140, 166, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.959% 0.12543 270.056) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

74%
0.125
270°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #8ca6fa

#8ca6fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8aadf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #8ca6fa mixed with white

  1. 8ca6fa
  2. 97affb
  3. a2b8fc
  4. adc1fd
  5. b8cafe
  6. c4d3ff
  7. cfdcff
  8. dbe5ff
  9. e7edff
  10. f3f6ff

Darker: #8ca6fa mixed with black

  1. 8ca6fa
  2. 7990d9
  3. 677aba
  4. 55659b
  5. 43517d
  6. 333e61
  7. 232b46
  8. 141a2d
  9. 070a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8ca6fa with less saturation

  1. 8ca6fa
  2. 8fa7f2
  3. 92a8eb
  4. 95a8e3
  5. 98a9db
  6. 9ba9d3
  7. 9eaacb
  8. a1aac3
  9. a4aabb
  10. a7aab3

Questions about #8ca6fa

What color is #8ca6fa?

#8ca6fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In RGB it is rgb(140, 166, 250), in HSL hsl(225.82, 91.67%, 76.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.959% 0.12543 270.056).

What colors go well with #8ca6fa?

The complementary color of #8ca6fa is #c9a740. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #57b4f2 and #b798ee. The triadic partners are #ef8b7b and #6cc180.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca6fa?

Black text reads better on #8ca6fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca6fa a warm or cool color?

#8ca6fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.125.