#888EA3#888EA3

#888EA3 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.032 H 272.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#888EA3
RGB	rgb(136, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(227, 13%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(227, 17%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.18, 2.32, -11.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.18, 12.04, 281.12°)
OKLab	oklab(64.89% 0.0016 -0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(64.89% 0.032 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.4357, 27.2242, 38.5053)
Luminance	0.2722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#888EA3 #A39D88

analogous

#889BA3 #888EA3 #8F88A3

triadic

#888EA3 #A3888E #8EA388

tetradic

#888EA3 #A3889B #A39D88 #88A38F

square

#888EA3 #A3889B #A39D88 #88A38F

split-complementary

#888EA3 #A38F88 #9BA388

monochromatic

#4D5264 #686E86 #888EA3 #ABAFBE #CDD0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#888EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.44

#888EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #888EA3

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##888EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##888EA3	1.00	3.26	6.44	6.44
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8890A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#829295

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #888ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.032 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abafbe',
    500: '#888ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #888ea3;
$custom-light: #abafbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#888ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 12.796,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64892,
    "c": 0.03205,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#888EA3

secondary

#C9C6BE

accent

#A772B6

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#101012

muted

#7F7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #888EA3

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

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