#888CBB#888CBB

#888CBB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.070 H 280.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#888CBB
RGB	rgb(136, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(235, 27%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(235, 27%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.51, 9.20, -24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.51, 26.61, 290.24°)
OKLab	oklab(65.43% 0.0127 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(65.43% 0.07 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4987, 27.5776, 50.8256)
Luminance	0.2758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#888CBB #BBB788

analogous

#88A5BB #888CBB #9D88BB

triadic

#888CBB #BB888C #8CBB88

tetradic

#888CBB #BB88A5 #BBB788 #88BB9D

square

#888CBB #BB88A5 #BBB788 #88BB9D

split-complementary

#888CBB #BB9D88 #A5BB88

monochromatic

#494D80 #6166A5 #888CBB #AFB2D1 #D6D7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#888CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#888CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #888CBB

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##888CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##888CBB	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F91BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C949C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #888cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.070 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abadcf',
    500: '#888cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #888cbb;
$custom-light: #abadcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#888cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.294,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6543,
    "c": 0.07003,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#888CBB

secondary

#D8D7C6

accent

#9E40A6

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #888CBB

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

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