#8A9EAA#8A9EAA
#8A9EAA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.029 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A9EAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 158, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 16%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 19%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.96, -4.39, -8.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.96, 9.65, 242.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.76% -0.0168 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.76% 0.029 234.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9619, 32.7585, 42.7668) |
| Luminance | 0.3276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 1.73
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.07
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.96
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 4.52
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 5.34
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A9EAA #AA968A
analogous
#8AAAA6 #8A9EAA #8A8EAA
triadic
#8A9EAA #AA8A9E #9EAA8A
tetradic
#8A9EAA #A68AAA #AA968A #8EAA8A
square
#8A9EAA #A68AAA #AA968A #8EAA8A
split-complementary
#8A9EAA #AA8A8E #AAA68A
monochromatic
#4E606C #68808F #8A9EAA #ADBBC4 #D1D9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#8A9EAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#8A9EAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A9EAA
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A9EAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A9EAA | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81A1A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a9eaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 158, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.029 234.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acbac3',
500: '#8a9eaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a9eaa; $custom-light: #acbac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a9eaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 158,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.5,
"s": 15.842,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68762,
"c": 0.02872,
"h": 234.2
},
"luminance": 0.32759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A9EAA
secondary
#CEC6C2
accent
#694B9A
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F6F7
border
#CED0D0
text
#101112
muted
#7F8081