#8991CA#8991CA

#8991CA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.085 H 277.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8991CA
RGB	rgb(137, 145, 202)
HSL	hsl(233, 38%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(233, 32%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.51, 10.45, -30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.51, 32.07, 289.02°)
OKLab	oklab(67.2% 0.0114 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(67.2% 0.085 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.0996, 29.8324, 59.9853)
Luminance	0.2983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8991CA #CAC289

analogous

#89B2CA #8991CA #A289CA

triadic

#8991CA #CA8991 #91CA89

tetradic

#8991CA #CA89B2 #CAC289 #89CAA2

square

#8991CA #CA89B2 #CAC289 #89CAA2

split-complementary

#8991CA #CAA289 #B2CA89

monochromatic

#434D95 #5F6AB7 #8991CA #B3B8DD #DDE0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#8991CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#8991CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8991CA

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8991CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8991CA	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8097CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C92C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#789CA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8991ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 145, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.085 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adb1da',
    500: '#8991ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8991ca;
$custom-light: #adb1da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8991ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 145,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.615,
    "s": 38.012,
    "l": 66.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67202,
    "c": 0.0849,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8991CA

secondary

#E2DFCD

accent

#A235B1

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F4FA

border

#CECED3

text

#101015

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8991CA

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

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