#8AABE0#8AABE0

#8AABE0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.085 H 259.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AABE0
RGB	rgb(138, 171, 224)
HSL	hsl(217, 58%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(217, 38%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.40, 1.81, -30.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.40, 30.36, 273.42°)
OKLab	oklab(73.66% -0.0153 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(73.66% 0.085 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.4945, 39.9090, 76.1814)
Luminance	0.3991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AABE0 #E0BF8A

analogous

#8AD6E0 #8AABE0 #948AE0

triadic

#8AABE0 #E08AAB #ABE08A

tetradic

#8AABE0 #E08AD6 #E0BF8A #8AE094

square

#8AABE0 #E08AD6 #E0BF8A #8AE094

split-complementary

#8AABE0 #E0948A #D6E08A

monochromatic

#3268BD #5A88D3 #8AABE0 #BACEED #E7EEF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#8AABE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#8AABE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AABE0

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AABE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AABE0	1.00	2.34	8.98	8.98
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98AEE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA6DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB6BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aabe0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.085 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc3ea',
    500: '#8aabe0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aabe0;
$custom-light: #afc3ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aabe0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.977,
    "s": 58.108,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73659,
    "c": 0.08549,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AABE0

secondary

#EEE6D7

accent

#8620C6

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FD

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AABE0

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

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