#8AAFDE#8AAFDE

#8AAFDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.079 H 254.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AAFDE
RGB	rgb(138, 175, 222)
HSL	hsl(214, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(214, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.41, -0.94, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.41, 27.68, 268.06°)
OKLab	oklab(74.42% -0.021 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(74.42% 0.079 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.9919, 41.3351, 75.0170)
Luminance	0.4134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AAFDE #DEB98A

analogous

#8AD9DE #8AAFDE #8F8ADE

triadic

#8AAFDE #DE8AAF #AFDE8A

tetradic

#8AAFDE #DE8AD9 #DEB98A #8ADE8F

square

#8AAFDE #DE8AD9 #DEB98A #8ADE8F

split-complementary

#8AAFDE #DE8F8A #D9DE8A

monochromatic

#346FB9 #5A8ED1 #8AAFDE #BAD0EB #E7EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.27

#8AAFDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.27

#8AAFDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AAFDE

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AAFDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AAFDE	1.00	2.27	9.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	2.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EB1E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A8DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB9BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aafde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 175, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.079 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afc6e8',
    500: '#8aafde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aafde;
$custom-light: #afc6e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aafde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.571,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74422,
    "c": 0.07941,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.41337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AAFDE

secondary

#EDE3D6

accent

#7C22C4

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AAFDE

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

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