#888EDD#888EDD

#888EDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.117 H 279.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#888EDD
RGB	rgb(136, 142, 221)
HSL	hsl(236, 56%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(236, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.48, 17.00, -40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.48, 44.37, 292.53°)
OKLab	oklab(67.43% 0.0192 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(67.43% 0.117 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.8737, 29.7994, 72.4123)
Luminance	0.2980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#888EDD #DDD788

analogous

#88B8DD #888EDD #AD88DD

triadic

#888EDD #DD888E #8EDD88

tetradic

#888EDD #DD88B8 #DDD788 #88DDAD

square

#888EDD #DD88B8 #DDD788 #88DDAD

split-complementary

#888EDD #DDAD88 #B8DD88

monochromatic

#343DB6 #5861CF #888EDD #B8BBEB #E7E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#888EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#888EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #888EDD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##888EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##888EDD	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7498E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F91DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F9DAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #888edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 142, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.117 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeafe8',
    500: '#888edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #888edd;
$custom-light: #aeafe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#888edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.765,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67434,
    "c": 0.1165,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#888EDD

secondary

#ECEBD4

accent

#B822C3

background

#FAFAFE

surface

#F5F4FC

border

#CFCED5

text

#101016

muted

#7F7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #888EDD

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

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