#8AB4FF#8AB4FF
#8AB4FF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.117 H 261.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AB4FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 180, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 46%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.9%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.06, 5.35, -41.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.06, 41.81, 277.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% -0.0172 -0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.117 261.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8466, 45.2630, 100.9618) |
| Luminance | 0.4527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 1.33
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.44
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.81
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.15
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.19
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AB4FF #FFD58A
analogous
#8AEEFF #8AB4FF #9B8AFF
triadic
#8AB4FF #FF8AB4 #B4FF8A
tetradic
#8AB4FF #FF8AEE #FFD58A #8AFF9B
square
#8AB4FF #FF8AEE #FFD58A #8AFF9B
split-complementary
#8AB4FF #FF9B8A #EEFF8A
monochromatic
#1066FF #4D8DFF #8AB4FF #C7DBFF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#8AB4FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#8AB4FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AB4FF
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AB4FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AB4FF | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98B9FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BAEFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5BC4CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ab4ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 180, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.117 261.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1caff',
500: '#8ab4ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ab4ff; $custom-light: #b1caff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ab4ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 180,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.462,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76932,
"c": 0.11745,
"h": 261.6
},
"luminance": 0.45266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AB4FF
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9300E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111318
muted
#808286