#8AACDE#8AACDE

#8AACDE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.082 H 257.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AACDE
RGB	rgb(138, 172, 222)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(216, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.60, 0.72, -28.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.60, 28.92, 271.43°)
OKLab	oklab(73.79% -0.0172 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(73.79% 0.082 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.4145, 40.1803, 74.8245)
Luminance	0.4018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AACDE #DEBC8A

analogous

#8AD6DE #8AACDE #928ADE

triadic

#8AACDE #DE8AAC #ACDE8A

tetradic

#8AACDE #DE8AD6 #DEBC8A #8ADE92

square

#8AACDE #DE8AD6 #DEBC8A #8ADE92

split-complementary

#8AACDE #DE928A #D6DE8A

monochromatic

#346AB9 #5A8AD1 #8AACDE #BACEEB #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.32

#8AACDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.04

#8AACDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AACDE

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AACDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AACDE	1.00	2.32	9.04	9.04
#FFFFFF	2.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AAEE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A6DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB7BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aacde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.082 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc4e8',
    500: '#8aacde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aacde;
$custom-light: #afc4e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aacde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.714,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73785,
    "c": 0.08196,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.40182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AACDE

secondary

#EDE4D6

accent

#8222C4

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AACDE

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

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