#8AB2EB#8AB2EB

#8AB2EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.093 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AB2EB
RGB	rgb(138, 178, 235)
HSL	hsl(215, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(215, 41%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.72, 0.90, -32.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.72, 32.75, 271.57°)
OKLab	oklab(75.61% -0.0206 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(75.61% 0.093 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(41.3922, 43.2399, 84.7462)
Luminance	0.4324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AB2EB #EBC38A

analogous

#8AE2EB #8AB2EB #928AEB

triadic

#8AB2EB #EB8AB2 #B2EB8A

tetradic

#8AB2EB #EB8AE2 #EBC38A #8AEB92

square

#8AB2EB #EB8AE2 #EBC38A #8AEB92

split-complementary

#8AB2EB #EB928A #E2EB8A

monochromatic

#256ED6 #5690E2 #8AB2EB #BED4F4 #E5EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18

#8AB2EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.65

#8AB2EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AB2EB

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AB2EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AB2EB	1.00	2.18	9.65	9.65
#FFFFFF	2.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DB5EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92ACEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#67BEC5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ab2eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 178, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.093 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c8f1',
    500: '#8ab2eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ab2eb;
$custom-light: #b0c8f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ab2eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.258,
    "s": 70.803,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75611,
    "c": 0.09338,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.43242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AB2EB

secondary

#F2E8D9

accent

#8413D3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FD

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AB2EB

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

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