#8AABDB#8AABDB

#8AABDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.079 H 257.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AABDB
RGB	rgb(138, 171, 219)
HSL	hsl(216, 53%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(216, 37%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.21, 0.48, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.21, 27.86, 270.99°)
OKLab	oklab(73.45% -0.0169 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(73.45% 0.079 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.8264, 39.6417, 72.6626)
Luminance	0.3964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AABDB #DBBA8A

analogous

#8AD3DB #8AABDB #928ADB

triadic

#8AABDB #DB8AAB #ABDB8A

tetradic

#8AABDB #DB8AD3 #DBBA8A #8ADB92

square

#8AABDB #DB8AD3 #DBBA8A #8ADB92

split-complementary

#8AABDB #DB928A #D3DB8A

monochromatic

#376AB3 #5B89CD #8AABDB #B9CDE9 #E8EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#8AABDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.93

#8AABDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AABDB

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AABDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AABDB	1.00	2.35	8.93	8.93
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AADDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A5DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70B5BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aabdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.079 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec3e6',
    500: '#8aabdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aabdb;
$custom-light: #aec3e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aabdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.556,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73446,
    "c": 0.07896,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AABDB

secondary

#ECE3D5

accent

#8125C0

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#101216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AABDB

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

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