#8BAAEF#8BAAEF
#8BAAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.106 H 265.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BAAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 170, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.80, 6.72, -37.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.80, 38.47, 280.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.18% -0.0086 -0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.18% 0.106 265.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5973, 40.4682, 87.3166) |
| Luminance | 0.4047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.70
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.02
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.34
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.59
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BAAEF #EFD08B
analogous
#8BDCEF #8BAAEF #9E8BEF
triadic
#8BAAEF #EF8BAA #AAEF8B
tetradic
#8BAAEF #EF8BDC #EFD08B #8BEF9E
square
#8BAAEF #EF8BDC #EFD08B #8BEF9E
split-complementary
#8BAAEF #EF9E8B #DCEF8B
monochromatic
#1F5BE0 #5583E8 #8BAAEF #C1D1F6 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#8BAAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#8BAAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BAAEF
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BAAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BAAEF | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AFF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68B8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8baaef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 170, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.106 265.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c3f4',
500: '#8baaef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8baaef; $custom-light: #b0c3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8baaef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 170,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.4,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74184,
"c": 0.10618,
"h": 265.4
},
"luminance": 0.4047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BAAEF
secondary
#F3EBD8
accent
#990ED8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185