#8495ED#8495ED
#8495ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.131 H 274.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8495ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 149, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 74%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.76, 16.42, -46.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.76, 49.10, 289.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.37% 0.0096 -0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.37% 0.131 274.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5445, 32.5130, 84.5071) |
| Luminance | 0.3251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.59
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.65
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.12
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.01
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.39
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8495ED #EDDC84
analogous
#84C9ED #8495ED #A884ED
triadic
#8495ED #ED8495 #95ED84
tetradic
#8495ED #ED84C9 #EDDC84 #84EDA8
square
#8495ED #ED84C9 #EDDC84 #84EDA8
split-complementary
#8495ED #EDA884 #C9ED84
monochromatic
#1F3DD7 #4F67E5 #8495ED #B9C3F5 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#8495ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#8495ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8495ED
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8495ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8495ED | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#759FF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C96EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5FA7B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8495ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 149, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.131 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acb3f3',
500: '#8495ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8495ed; $custom-light: #acb3f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8495ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 149,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.286,
"s": 74.468,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69366,
"c": 0.13068,
"h": 274.2
},
"luminance": 0.32515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8495ED
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B60FD7
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F5F6FD
border
#CFD0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085