#8AAFE4#8AAFE4
#8AAFE4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.087 H 257.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAFE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 175, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 63%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.64, 0.66, -30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.64, 30.60, 271.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.68% -0.0191 -0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.68% 0.087 257.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8104, 41.6625, 79.3277) |
| Luminance | 0.4167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.57
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.42
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.51
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.75
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.90
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAFE4 #E4BF8A
analogous
#8ADCE4 #8AAFE4 #928AE4
triadic
#8AAFE4 #E48AAF #AFE48A
tetradic
#8AAFE4 #E48ADC #E4BF8A #8AE492
square
#8AAFE4 #E48ADC #E4BF8A #8AE492
split-complementary
#8AAFE4 #E4928A #DCE48A
monochromatic
#2E6CC6 #588DD9 #8AAFE4 #BCD1EF #E6EEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#8AAFE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#8AAFE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAFE4
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAFE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAFE4 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB2E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A9E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BBAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aafe4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 175, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.087 257.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc6ec',
500: '#8aafe4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aafe4; $custom-light: #afc6ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aafe4",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 175,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.333,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74675,
"c": 0.08704,
"h": 257.3
},
"luminance": 0.41665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAFE4
secondary
#F0E7D9
accent
#821BCA
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284