#8AABCF#8AABCF

#8AABCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.064 H 250.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8AABCF
RGBrgb(138, 171, 207)
HSLhsl(211, 42%, 68%)
HSVhsv(211, 33%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(33.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(68.77, -2.63, -21.93)
CIE-LCHlch(68.77, 22.09, 263.16°)
OKLaboklab(72.96% -0.0209 -0.0604)
OKLCHoklch(72.96% 0.064 250.9)
XYZxyz(36.3032, 39.0324, 64.6406)
Luminance0.3903 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8AABCF #CFAE8A
analogous
#8ACECF #8AABCF #8B8ACF
triadic
#8AABCF #CF8AAB #ABCF8A
tetradic
#8AABCF #CF8ACE #CFAE8A #8ACF8B
square
#8AABCF #CF8ACE #CFAE8A #8ACF8B
split-complementary
#8AABCF #CF8B8A #CECF8A
monochromatic
#416D9E #5F8CBD #8AABCF #B5CAE1 #E1E9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38
#8AABCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.81
#8AABCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AABCF
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8AABCF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##8AABCF1.002.388.818.81
#FFFFFF2.381.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8121.001.001.00
##0000008.8121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DACD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75B3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8aabcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.064 250.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec3dd',
    500: '#8aabcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8aabcf;
$custom-light: #aec3dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8aabcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.304,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72956,
    "c": 0.06388,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8AABCF
secondary
#E5DBD0
accent
#7631B5
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#101215
muted
#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AABCF

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#8AABCF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva