#8496EA#8496EA
#8496EA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.125 H 273.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8496EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 150, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 71%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 44%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.6%, 35.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.88, 14.98, -44.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.88, 46.89, 288.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.41% 0.0077 -0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.41% 0.125 273.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2688, 32.6569, 82.2710) |
| Luminance | 0.3266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.85
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.88
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.57
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.13
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.28
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8496EA #EAD884
analogous
#84C9EA #8496EA #A584EA
triadic
#8496EA #EA8496 #96EA84
tetradic
#8496EA #EA84C9 #EAD884 #84EAA5
square
#8496EA #EA84C9 #EAD884 #84EAA5
split-complementary
#8496EA #EAA584 #C9EA84
monochromatic
#2442D0 #5069E1 #8496EA #B8C3F3 #E5E9FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#8496EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#8496EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8496EA
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8496EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8496EA | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#789FED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F97E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61A7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8496ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 150, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.125 273.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acb4f1',
500: '#8496ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8496ea; $custom-light: #acb4f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8496ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 150,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.412,
"s": 70.833,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6941,
"c": 0.12522,
"h": 273.5
},
"luminance": 0.32659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8496EA
secondary
#F2EDD8
accent
#B113D3
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F5F6FD
border
#CFD0D5
text
#101117
muted
#7F8085