#8991DB#8991DB
#8991DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.109 H 278.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8991DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 145, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.24, 14.98, -38.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.24, 41.48, 291.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.01% 0.0159 -0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.01% 0.109 278.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2244, 30.6823, 71.1758) |
| Luminance | 0.3068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.08
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.85
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.43
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.37
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.68
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8991DB #DBD389
analogous
#89BADB #8991DB #AA89DB
triadic
#8991DB #DB8991 #91DB89
tetradic
#8991DB #DB89BA #DBD389 #89DBAA
square
#8991DB #DB89BA #DBD389 #89DBAA
split-complementary
#8991DB #DBAA89 #BADB89
monochromatic
#3743B3 #5A65CD #8991DB #B8BDE9 #E7E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#8991DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#8991DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8991DB
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8991DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8991DB | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#799ADE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7494D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#719FAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8991db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 145, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.109 278.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeb1e6',
500: '#8991db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8991db; $custom-light: #aeb1e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8991db",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 145,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.146,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68005,
"c": 0.10937,
"h": 278.3
},
"luminance": 0.30684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8991DB
secondary
#EBE9D4
accent
#B125C1
background
#FAFAFE
surface
#F5F4FC
border
#CFCED5
text
#101016
muted
#7F7F84