#8AADEF#8AADEF
#8AADEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.103 H 262.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AADEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 173, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.54, 4.78, -36.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.54, 37.05, 277.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.74% -0.0133 -0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.74% 0.103 262.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9998, 41.5201, 87.4984) |
| Luminance | 0.4152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.63
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.22
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.42
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.60
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AADEF #EFCC8A
analogous
#8AE0EF #8AADEF #9A8AEF
triadic
#8AADEF #EF8AAD #ADEF8A
tetradic
#8AADEF #EF8AE0 #EFCC8A #8AEF9A
square
#8AADEF #EF8AE0 #EFCC8A #8AEF9A
split-complementary
#8AADEF #EF9A8A #E0EF8A
monochromatic
#1F62E0 #5487E8 #8AADEF #C0D3F6 #E4ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#8AADEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#8AADEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AADEF
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AADEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AADEF | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95B2F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA8EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66BBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aadef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.103 262.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c5f4',
500: '#8aadef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aadef; $custom-light: #b0c5f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aadef",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 173,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.208,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74743,
"c": 0.10341,
"h": 262.6
},
"luminance": 0.41522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AADEF
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#920DD8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185