#898DCD#898DCD

#898DCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.095 H 280.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#898DCD
RGB	rgb(137, 141, 205)
HSL	hsl(236, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(236, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.58, 13.55, -33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.58, 36.08, 292.06°)
OKLab	oklab(66.53% 0.0177 -0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(66.53% 0.095 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.8578, 28.7749, 61.6740)
Luminance	0.2878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#898DCD #CDC989

analogous

#89AFCD #898DCD #A789CD

triadic

#898DCD #CD898D #8DCD89

tetradic

#898DCD #CD89AF #CDC989 #89CDA7

square

#898DCD #CD89AF #CDC989 #89CDA7

split-complementary

#898DCD #CDA789 #AFCD89

monochromatic

#41479A #5E63BB #898DCD #B4B7DF #DFE0F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#898DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#898DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #898DCD

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##898DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##898DCD	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A95D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7690CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7799A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #898dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 141, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.095 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adaedc',
    500: '#898dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #898dcd;
$custom-light: #adaedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#898dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66526,
    "c": 0.09475,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#898DCD

secondary

#E4E2CE

accent

#AC32B4

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F4FB

border

#CECED4

text

#101015

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #898DCD

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

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