#8A94AB#8A94AB
#8A94AB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.036 H 266.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A94AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 148, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 16%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 13.5%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.24, 1.42, -13.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.24, 13.32, 276.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.63% -0.002 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.63% 0.036 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4200, 29.5228, 42.7213) |
| Luminance | 0.2952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 6.65
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 6.75
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.78
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 8.12
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.00
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A94AB #ABA18A
analogous
#8AA4AB #8A94AB #908AAB
triadic
#8A94AB #AB8A94 #94AB8A
tetradic
#8A94AB #AB8AA4 #ABA18A #8AAB90
square
#8A94AB #AB8AA4 #ABA18A #8AAB90
split-complementary
#8A94AB #AB908A #A4AB8A
monochromatic
#4E576D #687490 #8A94AB #AEB5C5 #D1D5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#8A94AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#8A94AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A94AB
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A94AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A94AB | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D95AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A93AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82989B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a94ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 148, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.036 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acb3c4',
500: '#8a94ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a94ab; $custom-light: #acb3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a94ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 148,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.818,
"s": 16.418,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66631,
"c": 0.03605,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.29523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A94AB
secondary
#CFCBC2
accent
#824B9B
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F8
border
#CED0D1
text
#101112
muted
#7F8081