#8990DE#8990DE
#8990DE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.115 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8990DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 144, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 56%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.3%, 35.1%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.12, 16.38, -40.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.12, 43.73, 292.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.96% 0.0179 -0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.96% 0.115 278.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4708, 30.5375, 73.2238) |
| Luminance | 0.3054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.55
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.58
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.84
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.79
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.48
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8990DE #DED789
analogous
#89BADE #8990DE #AC89DE
triadic
#8990DE #DE8990 #90DE89
tetradic
#8990DE #DE89BA #DED789 #89DEAC
square
#8990DE #DE89BA #DED789 #89DEAC
split-complementary
#8990DE #DEAC89 #BADE89
monochromatic
#343FB9 #5963D1 #8990DE #B9BDEB #E7E9F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#8990DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#8990DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8990DE
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8990DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8990DE | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7699E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7193DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#709FAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8990de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 144, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.115 278.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeb0e8',
500: '#8990de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8990de; $custom-light: #aeb0e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8990de",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 144,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.059,
"s": 56.291,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67955,
"c": 0.115,
"h": 278.9
},
"luminance": 0.30539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8990DE
secondary
#EDEBD6
accent
#B622C4
background
#FAFAFE
surface
#F5F4FC
border
#CFCED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84