#8AABBD#8AABBD
#8AABBD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.045 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AABBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 171, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.17, -7.07, -12.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.17, 14.71, 241.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.0275 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.045 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2267, 38.2019, 53.7046) |
| Luminance | 0.3820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 2.58
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 3.96
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.99
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.70
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.08
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AABBD #BD9C8A
analogous
#8ABDB6 #8AABBD #8A92BD
triadic
#8AABBD #BD8AAB #ABBD8A
tetradic
#8AABBD #B68ABD #BD9C8A #92BD8A
square
#8AABBD #B68ABD #BD9C8A #92BD8A
split-complementary
#8AABBD #BD8A92 #BDB68A
monochromatic
#4A6F83 #638FA7 #8AABBD #B1C7D3 #D8E3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#8AABBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#8AABBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AABBD
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AABBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AABBD | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BB0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aabbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.045 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc4d0',
500: '#8aabbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aabbd; $custom-light: #adc4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aabbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 171,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.176,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72278,
"c": 0.04464,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.38203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AABBD
secondary
#DACFC9
accent
#643FA6
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101214
muted
#7F8182