#8896CB#8896CB

#8896CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.080 H 272.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8896CB
RGB	rgb(136, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(227, 39%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(227, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.81, 7.55, -28.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.81, 29.85, 284.65°)
OKLab	oklab(68.21% 0.0038 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(68.21% 0.08 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.8361, 31.3576, 60.8635)
Luminance	0.3136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8896CB #CBBD88

analogous

#88B8CB #8896CB #9C88CB

triadic

#8896CB #CB8896 #96CB88

tetradic

#8896CB #CB88B8 #CBBD88 #88CB9C

square

#8896CB #CB88B8 #CBBD88 #88CB9C

split-complementary

#8896CB #CB9C88 #B8CB88

monochromatic

#425497 #5D70B8 #8896CB #B3BCDE #DDE1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.89

#8896CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.27

#8896CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8896CB

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8896CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8896CB	1.00	2.89	7.27	7.27
#FFFFFF	2.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#859BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8095CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75A0A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#989898

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8896cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.080 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acb4db',
    500: '#8896cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8896cb;
$custom-light: #acb4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8896cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.463,
    "s": 39.181,
    "l": 66.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68206,
    "c": 0.08012,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.31359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8896CB

secondary

#E2DECD

accent

#9833B2

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #8896CB

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

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