#80AAEC#80AAEC
#80AAEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.107 H 259.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #80AAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 170, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.8%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, 3.14, -37.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 37.62, 274.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% -0.02 -0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.107 259.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4121, 39.3923, 84.9200) |
| Luminance | 0.3940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.95
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.22
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.75
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#80AAEC #ECC280
analogous
#80E0EC #80AAEC #8C80EC
triadic
#80AAEC #EC80AA #AAEC80
tetradic
#80AAEC #EC80E0 #ECC280 #80EC8C
square
#80AAEC #EC80E0 #ECC280 #80EC8C
split-complementary
#80AAEC #EC8C80 #E0EC80
monochromatic
#1F65D2 #4B86E4 #80AAEC #B5CEF4 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#80AAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#80AAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #80AAEC
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##80AAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##80AAEC | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AEEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A4EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55B8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #80aaec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 170, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.107 259.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aac3f2',
500: '#80aaec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #80aaec; $custom-light: #aac3f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#80aaec",
"rgb": {
"r": 128,
"g": 170,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.667,
"s": 73.973,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73376,
"c": 0.10676,
"h": 259.2
},
"luminance": 0.39395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#80AAEC
secondary
#F2E7D6
accent
#890FD6
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185