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#8ACAFF Color

#8ACAFF is rgb(138, 202, 255) in RGB, hsl(207, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 21%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ACAFF
HEX#8ACAFF
RGBrgb(138, 202, 255)
HSLhsl(207, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(207, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.1 244.4)
LABlab(78.50% -10.67 -32.94)
LCHlch(78.50% 34.63 252.06)

What #8ACAFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8ACAFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.41Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 5.44Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.78Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 8.3Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 9.65Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 9.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8ACAFF Channel Values

How #8ACAFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 202 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ACAFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ACAFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ACAFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ACAFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ACAFF
Complementary
#FFBE8A
Analogous
#8AFFF9
Analogous
#8A90FF
Triadic
#FF8ACA
Triadic
#CAFF8A
Split comp.
#FF8A90
Split comp.
#FFF98A

Tints & Shades of #8ACAFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99D1FF
#A8D8FF
#B8DFFF
#C7E6FF
#D6EDFF
#E5F4FF

Shades

#57B3FF
#1F9AFF
#0081EB
#0062B3
#004680
#002747

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ACAFF.

How #8ACAFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8ACAFF
Protanopia#C1C1FF
Protanomaly#AEC5FF
Deuteranopia#B8B8FF
Deuteranomaly#A8BFFF
Tritanopia#7CD2D2
Tritanomaly#82CFE5
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ACAFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8acaff: #8ACAFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ACAFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8acaff': '#8ACAFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.792, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_8acaff">#8ACAFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ACAFF"

More Blue Colors

#8ACAFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8ACAFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ACAFF?

#8ACAFF is a light blue — rgb(138, 202, 255) in RGB and hsl(207, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #8ACAFF?

#8ACAFF is rgb(138, 202, 255) — red 138, green 202, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ACAFF?

#8ACAFF converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 21%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ACAFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ACAFF scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ACAFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ACAFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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