#8AACDF#8AACDF

#8AACDF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.083 H 258.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AACDF
RGB	rgb(138, 172, 223)
HSL	hsl(216, 57%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(216, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.64, 0.99, -29.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.64, 29.42, 271.92°)
OKLab	oklab(73.83% -0.0168 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(73.83% 0.083 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.5489, 40.2341, 75.5325)
Luminance	0.4024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AACDF #DFBD8A

analogous

#8AD6DF #8AACDF #928ADF

triadic

#8AACDF #DF8AAC #ACDF8A

tetradic

#8AACDF #DF8AD6 #DFBD8A #8ADF92

square

#8AACDF #DF8AD6 #DFBD8A #8ADF92

split-complementary

#8AACDF #DF928A #D6DF8A

monochromatic

#336ABB #5A8AD2 #8AACDF #BACEEC #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.32

#8AACDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.05

#8AACDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AACDF

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AACDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AACDF	1.00	2.32	9.05	9.05
#FFFFFF	2.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AAFE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A6DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB7BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aacdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.083 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc4e9',
    500: '#8aacdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aacdf;
$custom-light: #afc4e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aacdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 57.047,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73827,
    "c": 0.08326,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.40236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AACDF

secondary

#EEE5D7

accent

#8321C5

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AACDF

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

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