Blue
#8CA2D2
#8CA2D2 is a blue with medium intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.4:1. On white it reaches only 2.6:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#8CA2D2 shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #8CA2D2 kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F3F7FF
- 100 E2EBFF
- 200 C8D9FF
- 300 AABFEC
- 400 8CA2D2
- 500 7287B5
- 600 586C99
- 700 42547D
- 800 2F3F63
- 900 1D2A49
- 950 0D172F
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-blue-50: #f3f7ff; --color-blue-100: #e2ebff; --color-blue-200: #c8d9ff; --color-blue-300: #aabfec; --color-blue-400: #8ca2d2; --color-blue-500: #7287b5; --color-blue-600: #586c99; --color-blue-700: #42547d; --color-blue-800: #2f3f63; --color-blue-900: #1d2a49; --color-blue-950: #0d172f;}Is #8CA2D2 readable?
Contrast for text on #8CA2D2 and for #8CA2D2 used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 55 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.4APCA Lc 53 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #6276A4 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.6APCA Lc 50 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.4APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #8CA2D2
Six palettes built around #8CA2D2, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#8CA2D2 · #9583C7 · #22B5FF · #FEC9FD · #1D222A
- Complementary#8CA2D2 · #D4AC38 · #D4AB3C · #CFE1FF · #2C333D
- Split complementary#8CA2D2 · #C6672A · #92C35B · #E1E8FF · #242832
- Triadic#8CA2D2 · #D97A70 · #2DC671 · #CEDFFF · #282D3A
- Tetradic#8CA2D2 · #CD689D · #D6B000 · #9AF5D2 · #292D38
- Monochromatic#8CA2D2 · #6392D5 · #93B8FF · #CCD7FF · #292C32
#8CA2D2 as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #8CA2D2 looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F3F7FF
- Brand 100, #E2EBFF
- Brand 200, #C8D9FF
- Brand 300, #AABFEC
- Brand 400, #8CA2D2
- Brand 500, #7287B5
- Brand 600, #586C99
- Brand 700, #42547D
- Brand 800, #2F3F63
- Brand 900, #1D2A49
- Brand 950, #0D172F
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFB
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E4E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D2D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9DA1A8
- Neutral 500, #6F737C
- Neutral 600, #51545C
- Neutral 700, #3D4047
- Neutral 800, #25282E
- Neutral 900, #15181E
- Neutral 950, #080A0F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #33A573
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F1B169
- Warning 400, #E6A04F
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D35053
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5086CB
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.7:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.7:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #8CA2D2
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