#8AABE2#8AABE2
#8AABE2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.088 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AABE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 171, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, 2.35, -31.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 31.37, 274.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.0146 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.088 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7673, 40.0181, 77.6183) |
| Luminance | 0.4002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.71
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.96
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.87
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.44
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.88
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AABE2 #E2C18A
analogous
#8AD7E2 #8AABE2 #958AE2
triadic
#8AABE2 #E28AAB #ABE28A
tetradic
#8AABE2 #E28AD7 #E2C18A #8AE295
square
#8AABE2 #E28AD7 #E2C18A #8AE295
split-complementary
#8AABE2 #E2958A #D7E28A
monochromatic
#3067C2 #5988D6 #8AABE2 #BBCEEE #E6EDF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#8AABE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#8AABE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AABE2
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AABE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AABE2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97AEE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA6E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DB7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aabe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.088 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc3eb',
500: '#8aabe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aabe2; $custom-light: #afc3eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aabe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 171,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.5,
"s": 60.274,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73745,
"c": 0.08812,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.4002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AABE2
secondary
#EFE7D8
accent
#881EC8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184