#8AABDF#8AABDF

#8AABDF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.084 H 259.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AABDF
RGB	rgb(138, 171, 223)
HSL	hsl(217, 57%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(217, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.37, 1.54, -29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.37, 29.85, 272.96°)
OKLab	oklab(73.62% -0.0156 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(73.62% 0.084 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.3593, 39.8549, 75.4693)
Luminance	0.3986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AABDF #DFBE8A

analogous

#8AD5DF #8AABDF #938ADF

triadic

#8AABDF #DF8AAB #ABDF8A

tetradic

#8AABDF #DF8AD5 #DFBE8A #8ADF93

square

#8AABDF #DF8AD5 #DFBE8A #8ADF93

split-complementary

#8AABDF #DF938A #D5DF8A

monochromatic

#3368BB #5A88D2 #8AABDF #BACEEC #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#8AABDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.97

#8AABDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AABDF

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AABDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AABDF	1.00	2.34	8.97	8.97
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98AEE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA6DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB6BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aabdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.084 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc3e9',
    500: '#8aabdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aabdf;
$custom-light: #afc3e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aabdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.706,
    "s": 57.047,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73616,
    "c": 0.08417,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AABDF

secondary

#EEE5D7

accent

#8521C5

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AABDF

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

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