#898EBE#898EBE

#898EBE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.071 H 279.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#898EBE
RGB	rgb(137, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(234, 29%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(234, 28%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.23, 9.11, -25.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.23, 27.11, 289.63°)
OKLab	oklab(66.05% 0.012 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(66.05% 0.071 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.2813, 28.3813, 52.6406)
Luminance	0.2838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#898EBE #BEB989

analogous

#89A9BE #898EBE #9F89BE

triadic

#898EBE #BE898E #8EBE89

tetradic

#898EBE #BE89A9 #BEB989 #89BE9F

square

#898EBE #BE89A9 #BEB989 #89BE9F

split-complementary

#898EBE #BE9F89 #A9BE89

monochromatic

#494E84 #6268A8 #898EBE #B0B4D4 #D8DAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#898EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.68

#898EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #898EBE

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##898EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##898EBE	1.00	3.15	6.68	6.68
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8093C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C979F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #898ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.071 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acafd1',
    500: '#898ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #898ebe;
$custom-light: #acafd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#898ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.34,
    "s": 28.962,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66052,
    "c": 0.07149,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#898EBE

secondary

#DBD9C8

accent

#9E3EA8

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #898EBE

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

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