#A8BEEC#A8BEEC
#A8BEEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.070 H 264.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8BEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 190, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 64%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.8%, 19.5%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.80, 2.80, -25.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.80, 25.45, 276.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.09% -0.0063 -0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.09% 0.07 264.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6980, 51.2062, 86.6059) |
| Luminance | 0.5121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.24
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.30
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.47
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.82
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.16
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8BEEC #ECD6A8
analogous
#A8E0EC #A8BEEC #B4A8EC
triadic
#A8BEEC #ECA8BE #BEECA8
tetradic
#A8BEEC #ECA8E0 #ECD6A8 #A8ECB4
square
#A8BEEC #ECA8E0 #ECD6A8 #A8ECB4
split-complementary
#A8BEEC #ECB4A8 #E0ECA8
monochromatic
#4473D6 #7698E1 #A8BEEC #DAE4F7 #E6ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#A8BEEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#A8BEEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8BEEC
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8BEEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8BEEC | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFC1EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9BBEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95C7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8beec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 190, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.070 264.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3d1f2',
500: '#a8beec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8beec; $custom-light: #c3d1f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8beec",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 190,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.588,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80087,
"c": 0.06986,
"h": 264.9
},
"luminance": 0.51208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8BEEC
secondary
#C9AC70
accent
#921ACC
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#121417
muted
#828385