#A8BEEF#A8BEEF
#A8BEEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.514; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.074 H 265.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8BEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 69%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 30%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.91, 3.52, -26.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.91, 26.99, 277.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.21% -0.0053 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.21% 0.074 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1375, 51.3820, 88.9207) |
| Luminance | 0.5138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.88
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.34
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.69
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.94
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.61
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8BEEF #EFD9A8
analogous
#A8E2EF #A8BEEF #B5A8EF
triadic
#A8BEEF #EFA8BE #BEEFA8
tetradic
#A8BEEF #EFA8E2 #EFD9A8 #A8EFB5
square
#A8BEEF #EFA8E2 #EFD9A8 #A8EFB5
split-complementary
#A8BEEF #EFB5A8 #E2EFA8
monochromatic
#4171DC #7497E5 #A8BEEF #DCE5F9 #E5ECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#A8BEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.28
#A8BEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8BEEF
11.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8BEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8BEEF | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.28 | 11.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEC1F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8BBEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94C8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8beef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.074 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3d1f4',
500: '#a8beef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8beef; $custom-light: #c3d1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8beef",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.408,
"s": 68.932,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80205,
"c": 0.07388,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.51384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8BEEF
secondary
#CDAF6F
accent
#9715D1
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#828385