#888CED#888CED
#888CED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.142 H 280.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #888CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 140, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, 22.64, -49.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 54.39, 294.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.89% 0.0249 -0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.89% 0.142 280.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8130, 30.1033, 84.0805) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.99
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.22
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.00
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.33
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.80
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#888CED #EDE988
analogous
#88BEED #888CED #B688ED
triadic
#888CED #ED888C #8CED88
tetradic
#888CED #ED88BE #EDE988 #88EDB6
square
#888CED #ED88BE #EDE988 #88EDB6
split-complementary
#888CED #EDB688 #BEED88
monochromatic
#2128DA #5359E5 #888CED #BDBFF5 #E4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#888CED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#888CED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #888CED
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##888CED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##888CED | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6999F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6292EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68A0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #888ced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 140, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.142 280.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afadf3',
500: '#888ced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #888ced; $custom-light: #afadf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#888ced",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 140,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.624,
"s": 73.723,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67887,
"c": 0.14176,
"h": 280.1
},
"luminance": 0.30105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#888CED
secondary
#F3F2D8
accent
#CE10D6
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85