#8991BB#8991BB

#8991BB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.063 H 276.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8991BB
RGB	rgb(137, 145, 187)
HSL	hsl(230, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(230, 27%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.92, 6.63, -22.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.92, 23.73, 286.23°)
OKLab	oklab(66.55% 0.0068 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(66.55% 0.063 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.4092, 29.1562, 51.0823)
Luminance	0.2916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8991BB #BBB389

analogous

#89AABB #8991BB #9A89BB

triadic

#8991BB #BB8991 #91BB89

tetradic

#8991BB #BB89AA #BBB389 #89BB9A

square

#8991BB #BB89AA #BBB389 #89BB9A

split-complementary

#8991BB #BB9A89 #AABB89

monochromatic

#4A5280 #626DA5 #8991BB #B0B5D1 #D7D9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#8991BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#8991BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8991BB

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8991BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8991BB	1.00	3.07	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8595BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8291BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8991bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 145, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.063 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acb1cf',
    500: '#8991bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8991bb;
$custom-light: #acb1cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8991bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 145,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.4,
    "s": 26.882,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66549,
    "c": 0.06306,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8991BB

secondary

#D9D6C7

accent

#9540A5

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101013

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8991BB

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

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