#8DADDD#8DADDD
#8DADDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.078 H 258.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DADDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 173, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 54%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.01, 0.72, -27.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.01, 27.72, 271.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% -0.0158 -0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.078 258.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9752, 40.7685, 74.2081) |
| Luminance | 0.4077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.86
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.78
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.29
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.71
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.79
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DADDD #DDBD8D
analogous
#8DD5DD #8DADDD #958DDD
triadic
#8DADDD #DD8DAD #ADDD8D
tetradic
#8DADDD #DD8DD5 #DDBD8D #8DDD95
square
#8DADDD #DD8DD5 #DDBD8D #8DDD95
split-complementary
#8DADDD #DD958D #D5DD8D
monochromatic
#376BB9 #5E8BCF #8DADDD #BCCFEB #E7EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#8DADDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#8DADDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DADDD
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DADDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DADDD | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A8DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74B7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8daddd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 173, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.078 258.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c5e7',
500: '#8daddd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8daddd; $custom-light: #b0c5e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8daddd",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 173,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216,
"s": 54.054,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74146,
"c": 0.0783,
"h": 258.3
},
"luminance": 0.4077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DADDD
secondary
#EEE5D8
accent
#8324C2
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184