#8AAFED#8AAFED
#8AAFED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.099 H 260.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 175, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.99, 3.11, -34.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.99, 35.08, 275.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% -0.0163 -0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.099 260.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0924, 42.1753, 86.0797) |
| Luminance | 0.4218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.09
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.02
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.72
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.68
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAFED #EDC88A
analogous
#8AE0ED #8AAFED #968AED
triadic
#8AAFED #ED8AAF #AFED8A
tetradic
#8AAFED #ED8AE0 #EDC88A #8AED96
square
#8AAFED #ED8AE0 #EDC88A #8AED96
split-complementary
#8AAFED #ED968A #E0ED8A
monochromatic
#2267DB #558BE5 #8AAFED #BFD3F5 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#8AAFED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#8AAFED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAFED
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAFED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAFED | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B3F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EAAEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67BCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aafed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 175, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.099 260.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c6f3',
500: '#8aafed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aafed; $custom-light: #b0c6f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aafed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 175,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.576,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75069,
"c": 0.09877,
"h": 260.5
},
"luminance": 0.42178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAFED
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8C10D5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285