#8AABDD#8AABDD

#8AABDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.082 H 258.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AABDD
RGB	rgb(138, 171, 221)
HSL	hsl(216, 55%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(216, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.29, 1.01, -28.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.29, 28.85, 272.01°)
OKLab	oklab(73.53% -0.0162 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(73.53% 0.082 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(38.0912, 39.7477, 74.0576)
Luminance	0.3975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AABDD #DDBC8A

analogous

#8AD4DD #8AABDD #928ADD

triadic

#8AABDD #DD8AAB #ABDD8A

tetradic

#8AABDD #DD8AD4 #DDBC8A #8ADD92

square

#8AABDD #DD8AD4 #DDBC8A #8ADD92

split-complementary

#8AABDD #DD928A #D4DD8A

monochromatic

#3569B7 #5B89CF #8AABDD #B9CDEB #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#8AABDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#8AABDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AABDD

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AABDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AABDD	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99AEDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A6DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6FB6BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aabdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.082 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc3e7',
    500: '#8aabdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aabdd;
$custom-light: #afc3e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aabdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.145,
    "s": 54.967,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73531,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AABDD

secondary

#EDE4D6

accent

#8323C2

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AABDD

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

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