#8396BC#8396BC

#8396BC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.061 H 264.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8396BC
RGB	rgb(131, 150, 188)
HSL	hsl(220, 30%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(220, 30%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.88, 2.21, -21.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.88, 22.02, 275.76°)
OKLab	oklab(67.21% -0.0063 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(67.21% 0.061 264)
XYZ	xyz(29.3409, 30.2678, 51.8635)
Luminance	0.3027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8396BC #BCA983

analogous

#83B3BC #8396BC #8C83BC

triadic

#8396BC #BC8396 #96BC83

tetradic

#8396BC #BC83B3 #BCA983 #83BC8C

square

#8396BC #BC83B3 #BCA983 #83BC8C

split-complementary

#8396BC #BC8C83 #B3BC83

monochromatic

#455980 #5B74A7 #8396BC #ABB8D1 #D2D9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.98

#8396BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.05

#8396BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8396BC

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8396BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8396BC	1.00	2.98	7.05	7.05
#FFFFFF	2.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A98BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8493BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#739EA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8396bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 150, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.061 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a8b4d0',
    500: '#8396bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8396bc;
$custom-light: #a8b4d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8396bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 29.843,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67206,
    "c": 0.06065,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.30269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8396BC

secondary

#D8D1C3

accent

#853DA9

background

#FAFBFC

surface

#F4F6F9

border

#CED0D2

text

#101114

muted

#7F8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #8396BC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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