#8AA3DD#8AA3DD

#8AA3DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.090 H 266.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AA3DD
RGB	rgb(138, 163, 221)
HSL	hsl(222, 55%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(222, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.14, 5.49, -32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.14, 32.62, 279.69°)
OKLab	oklab(71.85% -0.0059 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(71.85% 0.09 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.6256, 36.8164, 73.5690)
Luminance	0.3682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AA3DD #DDC48A

analogous

#8ACCDD #8AA3DD #9A8ADD

triadic

#8AA3DD #DD8AA3 #A3DD8A

tetradic

#8AA3DD #DD8ACC #DDC48A #8ADD9A

square

#8AA3DD #DD8ACC #DDC48A #8ADD9A

split-complementary

#8AA3DD #DD9A8A #CCDD8A

monochromatic

#355CB7 #5B7ECF #8AA3DD #B9C8EB #E7ECF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#8AA3DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.36

#8AA3DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AA3DD

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AA3DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AA3DD	1.00	2.51	8.36	8.36
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8FA7E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87A0DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70AFB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aa3dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 163, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.090 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afbee7',
    500: '#8aa3dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aa3dd;
$custom-light: #afbee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aa3dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.928,
    "s": 54.967,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7185,
    "c": 0.08961,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.36818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AA3DD

secondary

#EDE6D6

accent

#9223C2

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F6FC

border

#CFD0D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AA3DD

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

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