#A8BEFF#A8BEFF
#A8BEFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.524; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.096 H 269.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8BEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 190, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 34%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.50, 7.50, -34.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.50, 35.24, 282.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.86% -0.0004 -0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.86% 0.096 269.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6066, 52.3696, 101.9249) |
| Luminance | 0.5237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 1.72
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.52
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.09
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.20
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.00
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8BEFF #FFE9A8
analogous
#A8E9FF #A8BEFF #BDA8FF
triadic
#A8BEFF #FFA8BE #BEFFA8
tetradic
#A8BEFF #FFA8E9 #FFE9A8 #A8FFBD
square
#A8BEFF #FFA8E9 #FFE9A8 #A8FFBD
split-complementary
#A8BEFF #FFBDA8 #E9FFA8
monochromatic
#2E63FF #6B90FF #A8BEFF #E0E8FF #E0E8FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#A8BEFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.47
#A8BEFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8BEFF
11.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8BEFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8BEFF | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.47 | 11.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9C4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2BCFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FCBD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8beff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 190, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.096 269.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4d1ff',
500: '#a8beff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8beff; $custom-light: #c4d1ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8beff",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 190,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.828,
"s": 100,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80862,
"c": 0.09552,
"h": 269.8
},
"luminance": 0.52372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8BEFF
secondary
#E4C567
accent
#AB00E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFF
border
#D2D4D7
text
#131418
muted
#828386