#8AAFE2#8AAFE2
#8AAFE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.084 H 256.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAFE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 175, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 22.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, 0.13, -29.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 29.61, 270.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% -0.0197 -0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.084 256.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5343, 41.5521, 77.8740) |
| Luminance | 0.4155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.72
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.56
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.48
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.54
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.96
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAFE2 #E2BD8A
analogous
#8ADBE2 #8AAFE2 #918AE2
triadic
#8AAFE2 #E28AAF #AFE28A
tetradic
#8AAFE2 #E28ADB #E2BD8A #8AE291
square
#8AAFE2 #E28ADB #E2BD8A #8AE291
split-complementary
#8AAFE2 #E2918A #DBE28A
monochromatic
#306DC2 #598DD6 #8AAFE2 #BBD1EE #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#8AAFE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#8AAFE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAFE2
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAFE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAFE2 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB1E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A9E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CBAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aafe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 175, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.084 256.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc6eb',
500: '#8aafe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aafe2; $custom-light: #afc6eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aafe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 175,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.773,
"s": 60.274,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7459,
"c": 0.08449,
"h": 256.5
},
"luminance": 0.41554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAFE2
secondary
#EFE6D8
accent
#801EC8
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284