#8FAEE0#8FAEE0
#8FAEE0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.080 H 259.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8FAEE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 174, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 57%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 36%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.2%, 22.3%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.52, 1.50, -28.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.52, 28.60, 273.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% -0.0142 -0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.08 259.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9142, 41.4917, 76.4121) |
| Luminance | 0.4149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.71
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.29
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.26
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.88
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.95
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8FAEE0 #E0C18F
analogous
#8FD7E0 #8FAEE0 #998FE0
triadic
#8FAEE0 #E08FAE #AEE08F
tetradic
#8FAEE0 #E08FD7 #E0C18F #8FE099
square
#8FAEE0 #E08FD7 #E0C18F #8FE099
split-complementary
#8FAEE0 #E0998F #D7E08F
monochromatic
#356AC0 #5F8BD3 #8FAEE0 #BFD1ED #E7EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#8FAEE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#8FAEE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8FAEE0
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8FAEE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8FAEE0 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB1E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A9DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75B9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8faee0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 174, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.080 259.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c6e9',
500: '#8faee0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8faee0; $custom-light: #b2c6e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8faee0",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 174,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.037,
"s": 56.643,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74611,
"c": 0.08035,
"h": 259.8
},
"luminance": 0.41494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8FAEE0
secondary
#F0E8DB
accent
#8621C4
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284