#8FA0D5Azureno (#8FA0D5) is a light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 271°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.08. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8FA0D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 160, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 45%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 33%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 25%, 0%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.4 6.5 -28.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.712 0.080 271) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Azureno shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#979dc8 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#95a1d1 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#8fa0d5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8fa1d8 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Azureno in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.57:1 and against black 8.16:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#edf1ff · #b7c8f9 · #8fa0d5 · #6c7baa · #4a5780 · #2c3659
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a3cfed · #96b8e2 · #8fa0d5 · #8c89bb · #8674a0 · #7c6184
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cfb9d1 · #8fa0d5 · #7482ad · #7d5782 · #3e496e · #3c293e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e0e8ff · #bfc4d5 · #8fa0d5 · #937f46 · #586078 · #3d4252
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f2e9 · #8fa0d5 · #838791 · #53514c · #1d212a · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f5f2e8 · #cecabf · #a39f92 · #2e2919 · #0d0700 · #8fa0d5
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4dbb6 · #8fa0d5 · #95652d · #5a5299 · #442927 · #160829
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8f2e0 · #8fa0d5 · #a47e5f · #4b5720 · #351900 · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedea · #8fa0d5 · #aa7970 · #2c5d39 · #002a0e · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf1 · #8fa0d5 · #a87785 · #624f12 · #002822 · #0b0500
#9EAEDD · #AEBCE5 · #BECAED · #CED8F5 · #DFE6FD
#7483B2 · #596690 · #404B70 · #293251 · #131A34
#93A1CA · #97A1C0 · #9BA2B5
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.