#8AADDE#8AADDE

#8AADDE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.081 H 256.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AADDE
RGB	rgb(138, 173, 222)
HSL	hsl(215, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(215, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 22.1%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.87, 0.17, -28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.87, 28.49, 270.34°)
OKLab	oklab(74% -0.0184 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(74% 0.081 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(38.6055, 40.5624, 74.8882)
Luminance	0.4056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AADDE #DEBB8A

analogous

#8AD7DE #8AADDE #918ADE

triadic

#8AADDE #DE8AAD #ADDE8A

tetradic

#8AADDE #DE8AD7 #DEBB8A #8ADE91

square

#8AADDE #DE8AD7 #DEBB8A #8ADE91

split-complementary

#8AADDE #DE918A #D7DE8A

monochromatic

#346CB9 #5A8CD1 #8AADDE #BACEEB #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.30

#8AADDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.11

#8AADDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AADDE

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AADDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AADDE	1.00	2.30	9.11	9.11
#FFFFFF	2.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAFE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A7DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB8BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ABABAB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aadde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.081 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc5e8',
    500: '#8aadde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aadde;
$custom-light: #afc5e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aadde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73997,
    "c": 0.08109,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.40564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AADDE

secondary

#EDE4D6

accent

#8022C4

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AADDE

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

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