#898CBB#898CBB

#898CBB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.070 H 281.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#898CBB
RGB	rgb(137, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(236, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(236, 27%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.58, 9.51, -24.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.58, 26.60, 290.95°)
OKLab	oklab(65.51% 0.0139 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(65.51% 0.07 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.6619, 27.6617, 50.8332)
Luminance	0.2766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#898CBB #BBB889

analogous

#89A5BB #898CBB #9F89BB

triadic

#898CBB #BB898C #8CBB89

tetradic

#898CBB #BB89A5 #BBB889 #89BB9F

square

#898CBB #BB89A5 #BBB889 #89BB9F

split-complementary

#898CBB #BB9F89 #A5BB89

monochromatic

#4A4D80 #6266A5 #898CBB #B0B2D1 #D7D8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#898CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.53

#898CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #898CBB

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##898CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##898CBB	1.00	3.21	6.53	6.53
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F91BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D949C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #898cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.070 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acadcf',
    500: '#898cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #898cbb;
$custom-light: #acadcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#898cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.4,
    "s": 26.882,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65509,
    "c": 0.06988,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#898CBB

secondary

#D9D8C7

accent

#9F40A5

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #898CBB

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

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