#A8CAEF#A8CAEF
#A8CAEF is a very light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.064 H 250.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8CAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 202, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 69%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 30%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.06, -2.93, -21.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.06, 22.14, 262.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.68% -0.021 -0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.68% 0.064 250.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8444, 56.7958, 89.8230) |
| Luminance | 0.5680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 2.59
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 2.86
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 4.26
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.61
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 4.77
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8CAEF #EFCDA8
analogous
#A8EDEF #A8CAEF #AAA8EF
triadic
#A8CAEF #EFA8CA #CAEFA8
tetradic
#A8CAEF #EFA8ED #EFCDA8 #A8EFAA
square
#A8CAEF #EFA8ED #EFCDA8 #A8EFAA
split-complementary
#A8CAEF #EFAAA8 #EDEFA8
monochromatic
#418BDC #74ABE5 #A8CAEF #DCE9F9 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#A8CAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.36
#A8CAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8CAEF
12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8CAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8CAEF | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.36 | 12.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCCBF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4C3EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93D2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8caef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 202, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.064 250.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3daf4',
500: '#a8caef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8caef; $custom-light: #c3daf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8caef",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 202,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.268,
"s": 68.932,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82679,
"c": 0.06377,
"h": 250.8
},
"luminance": 0.56798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8CAEF
secondary
#CDA06F
accent
#7715D1
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FBFE
border
#D2D4D6
text
#131417
muted
#828385