#8796BF#8796BF

#8796BF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.063 H 269.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8796BF
RGB	rgb(135, 150, 191)
HSL	hsl(224, 30%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(224, 29%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.27, 4.17, -22.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.27, 23.35, 280.29°)
OKLab	oklab(67.62% -0.0011 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(67.62% 0.063 269)
XYZ	xyz(30.2994, 30.7242, 53.6141)
Luminance	0.3073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8796BF #BFB087

analogous

#87B2BF #8796BF #9487BF

triadic

#8796BF #BF8796 #96BF87

tetradic

#8796BF #BF87B2 #BFB087 #87BF94

square

#8796BF #BF87B2 #BFB087 #87BF94

split-complementary

#8796BF #BF9487 #B2BF87

monochromatic

#475785 #5F73AA #8796BF #AFB9D4 #D7DCEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.94

#8796BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.15

#8796BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8796BF

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8796BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8796BF	1.00	2.94	7.15	7.15
#FFFFFF	2.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8999C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8594BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#789EA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8796bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 150, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.063 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abb4d2',
    500: '#8796bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8796bf;
$custom-light: #abb4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8796bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.929,
    "s": 30.435,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67618,
    "c": 0.06329,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.30725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8796BF

secondary

#DBD5C7

accent

#8C3CA9

background

#FAFBFC

surface

#F4F6F9

border

#CED0D2

text

#101114

muted

#7F8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #8796BF

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

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