#8AAAEB#8AAAEB
#8AAAEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.101 H 263.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 170, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.58, 5.36, -36.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.58, 36.45, 278.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.0107 -0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.101 263.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8466, 40.1487, 84.2310) |
| Luminance | 0.4015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.67
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.27
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.21
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.35
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAAEB #EBCB8A
analogous
#8ADAEB #8AAAEB #9A8AEB
triadic
#8AAAEB #EB8AAA #AAEB8A
tetradic
#8AAAEB #EB8ADA #EBCB8A #8AEB9A
square
#8AAAEB #EB8ADA #EBCB8A #8AEB9A
split-complementary
#8AAAEB #EB9A8A #DAEB8A
monochromatic
#255FD6 #5684E2 #8AAAEB #BED0F4 #E5ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#8AAAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#8AAAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAAEB
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAAEB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93AFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A6EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68B8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aaaeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 170, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.101 263.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c3f1',
500: '#8aaaeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aaaeb; $custom-light: #b0c3f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aaaeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 170,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.206,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73937,
"c": 0.10116,
"h": 263.9
},
"luminance": 0.40151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAAEB
secondary
#F2EAD9
accent
#9313D3
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185