#A8BFE0#A8BFE0
#A8BFE0 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.053 H 257.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8BFE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 191, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 47%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 25%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 14.7%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.66, -0.58, -19.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.66, 19.06, 268.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.84% -0.0117 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.84% 0.053 257.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2301, 50.9668, 77.8030) |
| Luminance | 0.5097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 2.50
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 3.51
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.65
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.19
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.23
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8BFE0 #E0C9A8
analogous
#A8DBE0 #A8BFE0 #ADA8E0
triadic
#A8BFE0 #E0A8BF #BFE0A8
tetradic
#A8BFE0 #E0A8DB #E0C9A8 #A8E0AD
square
#A8BFE0 #E0A8DB #E0C9A8 #A8E0AD
split-complementary
#A8BFE0 #E0ADA8 #DBE0A8
monochromatic
#4E7DC0 #7B9ED0 #A8BFE0 #D5E0F0 #E8EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#A8BFE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.19
#A8BFE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8BFE0
11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8BFE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8BFE0 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.19 | 11.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4C0E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEBBDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99C6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8bfe0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 191, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.053 257.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2d2e9',
500: '#a8bfe0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8bfe0; $custom-light: #c2d2e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8bfe0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 191,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.357,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79839,
"c": 0.05334,
"h": 257.4
},
"luminance": 0.50968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8BFE0
secondary
#B99C73
accent
#802BBB
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFD
border
#D2D4D5
text
#121416
muted
#828384