#8AA3CD#8AA3CD

#8AA3CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.068 H 260.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AA3CD
RGB	rgb(138, 163, 205)
HSL	hsl(218, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(218, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.52, 1.29, -24.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.52, 24.30, 273.05°)
OKLab	oklab(71.17% -0.011 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(71.17% 0.068 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.5946, 36.0040, 62.8725)
Luminance	0.3600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AA3CD #CDB48A

analogous

#8AC5CD #8AA3CD #938ACD

triadic

#8AA3CD #CD8AA3 #A3CD8A

tetradic

#8AA3CD #CD8AC5 #CDB48A #8ACD93

square

#8AA3CD #CD8AC5 #CDB48A #8ACD93

split-complementary

#8AA3CD #CD938A #C5CD8A

monochromatic

#42639B #5F81BB #8AA3CD #B5C5DF #E0E6F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#8AA3CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.20

#8AA3CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AA3CD

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AA3CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AA3CD	1.00	2.56	8.20	8.20
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95A5CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76ACB1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aa3cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 163, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.068 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aebedc',
    500: '#8aa3cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aa3cd;
$custom-light: #aebedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aa3cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.612,
    "s": 40.12,
    "l": 67.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71165,
    "c": 0.06782,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.36005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AA3CD

secondary

#E4DCCF

accent

#8332B3

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AA3CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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