#8596ED#8596ED
#8596ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.129 H 274.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8596ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 150, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 36.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.09, 16.08, -45.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.09, 48.50, 289.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% 0.0094 -0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.129 274.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8606, 32.9118, 84.5674) |
| Luminance | 0.3291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.45
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.75
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.30
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.26
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.46
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8596ED #EDDC85
analogous
#85CAED #8596ED #A885ED
triadic
#8596ED #ED8596 #96ED85
tetradic
#8596ED #ED85CA #EDDC85 #85EDA8
square
#8596ED #ED85CA #EDDC85 #85EDA8
split-complementary
#8596ED #EDA885 #CAED85
monochromatic
#203ED8 #5068E5 #8596ED #BAC4F5 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#8596ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#8596ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8596ED
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8596ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8596ED | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77A0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E97EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61A8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8596ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 150, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.129 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adb4f3',
500: '#8596ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8596ed; $custom-light: #adb4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8596ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 150,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.192,
"s": 74.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69633,
"c": 0.12915,
"h": 274.2
},
"luminance": 0.32914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8596ED
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B60FD6
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F5F6FD
border
#CFD0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085