#8AACE0#8AACE0

#8AACE0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.085 H 258.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AACE0
RGB	rgb(138, 172, 224)
HSL	hsl(216, 58%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(216, 38%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.67, 1.25, -29.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.67, 29.91, 272.40°)
OKLab	oklab(73.87% -0.0165 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(73.87% 0.085 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.6841, 40.2882, 76.2446)
Luminance	0.4029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AACE0 #E0BE8A

analogous

#8AD7E0 #8AACE0 #938AE0

triadic

#8AACE0 #E08AAC #ACE08A

tetradic

#8AACE0 #E08AD7 #E0BE8A #8AE093

square

#8AACE0 #E08AD7 #E0BE8A #8AE093

split-complementary

#8AACE0 #E0938A #D7E08A

monochromatic

#3269BD #5A8AD3 #8AACE0 #BACEED #E7EEF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.32

#8AACE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.06

#8AACE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AACE0

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AACE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AACE0	1.00	2.32	9.06	9.06
#FFFFFF	2.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99AFE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A7DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB7BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aace0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.085 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc4ea',
    500: '#8aace0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aace0;
$custom-light: #afc4ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aace0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.279,
    "s": 58.108,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7387,
    "c": 0.08456,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.4029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AACE0

secondary

#EEE5D7

accent

#8420C6

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FD

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AACE0

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

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