#8496DB#8496DB

#8496DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.104 H 272.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8496DB
RGB	rgb(132, 150, 219)
HSL	hsl(228, 55%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(228, 40%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 31.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.20, 10.75, -37.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.20, 38.72, 286.12°)
OKLab	oklab(68.66% 0.0041 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(68.66% 0.104 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.2044, 31.8312, 71.3986)
Luminance	0.3183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8496DB #DBC984

analogous

#84C2DB #8496DB #9E84DB

triadic

#8496DB #DB8496 #96DB84

tetradic

#8496DB #DB84C2 #DBC984 #84DB9E

square

#8496DB #DB84C2 #DBC984 #84DB9E

split-complementary

#8496DB #DB9E84 #C2DB84

monochromatic

#344EB1 #556ECD #8496DB #B3BEE9 #E3E7F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.85

#8496DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.37

#8496DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8496DB

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8496DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8496DB	1.00	2.85	7.37	7.37
#FFFFFF	2.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F9DDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7796D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68A4AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8496db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 150, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.104 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abb4e6',
    500: '#8496db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8496db;
$custom-light: #abb4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8496db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.586,
    "s": 54.717,
    "l": 68.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68662,
    "c": 0.10409,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.31833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8496DB

secondary

#EAE5D1

accent

#A123C2

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F4F6FC

border

#CED0D5

text

#101116

muted

#7F8084

Preview Lab

Preview with #8496DB

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

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