#8396CB#8396CB

#8396CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.082 H 269.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8396CB
RGB	rgb(131, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(224, 41%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(224, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.46, 6.12, -29.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.46, 30.07, 281.75°)
OKLab	oklab(67.85% -0.0015 -0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(67.85% 0.082 269)
XYZ	xyz(31.0427, 30.9485, 60.8263)
Luminance	0.3095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8396CB #CBB883

analogous

#83BACB #8396CB #9483CB

triadic

#8396CB #CB8396 #96CB83

tetradic

#8396CB #CB83BA #CBB883 #83CB94

square

#8396CB #CB83BA #CBB883 #83CB94

split-complementary

#8396CB #CB9483 #BACB83

monochromatic

#3F5595 #5871B9 #8396CB #AEBBDD #D9DFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#8396CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.19

#8396CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8396CB

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8396CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8396CB	1.00	2.92	7.19	7.19
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#859ACD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E94CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EA1A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8396cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.082 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9b4db',
    500: '#8396cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8396cb;
$custom-light: #a9b4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8396cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.167,
    "s": 40.909,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6785,
    "c": 0.08172,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.3095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8396CB

secondary

#E1DBC9

accent

#9232B4

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #8396CB

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

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