#8AAAEE#8AAAEE
#8AAAEE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.105 H 264.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 170, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 28.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.70, 6.18, -37.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.70, 38.00, 279.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% -0.0099 -0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.105 264.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2837, 40.3236, 86.5329) |
| Luminance | 0.4033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.60
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.75
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.17
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.20
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.38
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAAEE #EECE8A
analogous
#8ADCEE #8AAAEE #9C8AEE
triadic
#8AAAEE #EE8AAA #AAEE8A
tetradic
#8AAAEE #EE8ADC #EECE8A #8AEE9C
square
#8AAAEE #EE8ADC #EECE8A #8AEE9C
split-complementary
#8AAAEE #EE9C8A #DCEE8A
monochromatic
#205DDD #5583E6 #8AAAEE #BFD1F6 #E4ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#8AAAEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#8AAAEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAAEE
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAAEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAAEE | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AFF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A6EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67B8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aaaee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 170, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.105 264.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c3f3',
500: '#8aaaee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aaaee; $custom-light: #b0c3f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aaaee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 170,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.8,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74074,
"c": 0.10521,
"h": 264.6
},
"luminance": 0.40326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAAEE
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#970FD7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185