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#8aacfa color: Kitten’s Eye

#8aacfa is rgb(138, 172, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.051% 0.11924 265.643) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

75.1%
0.119
266°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #8aacfa

#8aacfa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8aadf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #8aacfa mixed with white

  1. 8aacfa
  2. 95b5fb
  3. a1bdfc
  4. acc5fd
  5. b8cefe
  6. c3d6fe
  7. cfdeff
  8. dbe6ff
  9. e7efff
  10. f3f7ff

Darker: #8aacfa mixed with black

  1. 8aacfa
  2. 7795d9
  3. 657fba
  4. 53699b
  5. 42547d
  6. 324061
  7. 222d46
  8. 141b2d
  9. 070b15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8aacfa with less saturation

  1. 8aacfa
  2. 8eadf3
  3. 91adeb
  4. 95ade4
  5. 99aedc
  6. 9caed5
  7. a0aecd
  8. a3aec6
  9. a7aebe
  10. aaaeb6

Questions about #8aacfa

What color is #8aacfa?

#8aacfa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In RGB it is rgb(138, 172, 250), in HSL hsl(221.79, 91.8%, 76.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.051% 0.11924 265.643).

What colors go well with #8aacfa?

The complementary color of #8aacfa is #d0a84c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #59b9ef and #b49ef1. The triadic partners are #f08f87 and #7bc27f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aacfa?

Black text reads better on #8aacfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aacfa a warm or cool color?

#8aacfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.119.