#8AAAED#8AAAED
#8AAAED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.104 H 264.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 170, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.66, 5.91, -37.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.66, 37.49, 279.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% -0.0101 -0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.104 264.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1372, 40.2650, 85.7613) |
| Luminance | 0.4027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.62
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.77
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.20
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.21
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.37
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAAED #EDCD8A
analogous
#8ADBED #8AAAED #9B8AED
triadic
#8AAAED #ED8AAA #AAED8A
tetradic
#8AAAED #ED8ADB #EDCD8A #8AED9B
square
#8AAAED #ED8ADB #EDCD8A #8AED9B
split-complementary
#8AAAED #ED9B8A #DBED8A
monochromatic
#225EDB #5583E5 #8AAAED #BFD1F5 #E4ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#8AAAED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#8AAAED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAAED
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAAED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAAED | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AFF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67B8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aaaed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 170, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.104 264.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c3f3',
500: '#8aaaed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aaaed; $custom-light: #b0c3f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aaaed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 170,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.606,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74028,
"c": 0.10386,
"h": 264.4
},
"luminance": 0.40267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAAED
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#9610D5
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185