#8AAFEB#8AAFEB
#8AAFEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.096 H 259.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 175, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.91, 2.56, -33.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.91, 34.08, 274.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.98% -0.0169 -0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.98% 0.096 259.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8018, 42.0591, 84.5494) |
| Luminance | 0.4206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.08
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.72
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAFEB #EBC68A
analogous
#8AE0EB #8AAFEB #958AEB
triadic
#8AAFEB #EB8AAF #AFEB8A
tetradic
#8AAFEB #EB8AE0 #EBC68A #8AEB95
square
#8AAFEB #EB8AE0 #EBC68A #8AEB95
split-complementary
#8AAFEB #EB958A #E0EB8A
monochromatic
#2568D6 #568BE2 #8AAFEB #BED3F4 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#8AAFEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#8AAFEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAFEB
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAFEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAFEB | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B3EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA9EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68BCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aafeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 175, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.096 259.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c6f1',
500: '#8aafeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aafeb; $custom-light: #b0c6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aafeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 175,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.113,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7498,
"c": 0.09614,
"h": 259.9
},
"luminance": 0.42061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAFEB
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8A13D3
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284