#8988BF#8988BF

#8988BF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.082 H 284.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8988BF
RGB	rgb(137, 136, 191)
HSL	hsl(241, 30%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(241, 29%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.68, 12.83, -28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.68, 31.25, 294.25°)
OKLab	oklab(64.87% 0.0207 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(64.87% 0.082 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.5222, 26.6876, 52.9286)
Luminance	0.2669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8988BF #BEBF88

analogous

#88A3BF #8988BF #A588BF

triadic

#8988BF #BF8988 #88BF89

tetradic

#8988BF #BF88A3 #BEBF88 #88BFA5

square

#8988BF #BF88A3 #BEBF88 #88BFA5

split-complementary

#8988BF #BFA588 #A3BF88

monochromatic

#494885 #6260AA #8988BF #B0B0D4 #D8D8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#8988BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.34

#8988BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8988BF

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8988BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8988BF	1.00	3.31	6.34	6.34
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C929B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8988bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 136, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.082 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acaad2',
    500: '#8988bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8988bf;
$custom-light: #acaad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8988bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.091,
    "s": 30.055,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64867,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8988BF

secondary

#DBDBC8

accent

#A93DA7

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8988BF

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

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