#8AABDA#8AABDA

#8AABDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.078 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AABDA
RGB	rgb(138, 171, 218)
HSL	hsl(215, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.18, 0.22, -27.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.18, 27.37, 270.45°)
OKLab	oklab(73.4% -0.0172 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(73.4% 0.078 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.6951, 39.5892, 71.9714)
Luminance	0.3959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AABDA #DAB98A

analogous

#8AD3DA #8AABDA #918ADA

triadic

#8AABDA #DA8AAB #ABDA8A

tetradic

#8AABDA #DA8AD3 #DAB98A #8ADA91

square

#8AABDA #DA8AD3 #DAB98A #8ADA91

split-complementary

#8AABDA #DA918A #D3DA8A

monochromatic

#386AB1 #5C8ACB #8AABDA #B8CCE9 #E7EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#8AABDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#8AABDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AABDA

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AABDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AABDA	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AADDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A5D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70B5BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aabda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.078 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec3e5',
    500: '#8aabda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aabda;
$custom-light: #aec3e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aabda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.25,
    "s": 51.948,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73404,
    "c": 0.07767,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AABDA

secondary

#EBE2D5

accent

#8026BF

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#101215

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AABDA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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