#8AAAEF#8AAAEF
#8AAAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.107 H 264.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 170, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.74, 6.46, -37.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.74, 38.52, 279.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.12% -0.0096 -0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.12% 0.107 264.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4310, 40.3825, 87.3088) |
| Luminance | 0.4038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.57
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.74
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.15
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.20
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.40
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAAEF #EFCF8A
analogous
#8ADDEF #8AAAEF #9D8AEF
triadic
#8AAAEF #EF8AAA #AAEF8A
tetradic
#8AAAEF #EF8ADD #EFCF8A #8AEF9D
square
#8AAAEF #EF8ADD #EFCF8A #8AEF9D
split-complementary
#8AAAEF #EF9D8A #DDEF8A
monochromatic
#1F5CE0 #5483E8 #8AAAEF #C0D1F6 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#8AAAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#8AAAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAAEF
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAAEF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AFF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66B8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aaaef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 170, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.107 264.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c3f4',
500: '#8aaaef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aaaef; $custom-light: #b0c3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aaaef",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 170,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.99,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74121,
"c": 0.10656,
"h": 264.8
},
"luminance": 0.40385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAAEF
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#980DD8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185