#8991EA#8991EA
#8991EA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.131 H 278.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8991EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 145, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 38%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.93, 19.13, -45.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.93, 49.73, 292.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.77% 0.0192 -0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.77% 0.131 278.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2888, 31.5081, 82.0482) |
| Luminance | 0.3151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.55
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.03
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.69
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.85
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.90
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8991EA #EAE289
analogous
#89C1EA #8991EA #B289EA
triadic
#8991EA #EA8991 #91EA89
tetradic
#8991EA #EA89C1 #EAE289 #89EAB2
square
#8991EA #EA89C1 #EAE289 #89EAB2
split-complementary
#8991EA #EAB289 #C1EA89
monochromatic
#2634D3 #5561E1 #8991EA #BDC1F3 #E5E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#8991EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#8991EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8991EA
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8991EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8991EA | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#729CEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B95E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AA3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8991ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 145, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.131 278.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb1f1',
500: '#8991ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8991ea; $custom-light: #afb1f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8991ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 145,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.052,
"s": 69.784,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68768,
"c": 0.1306,
"h": 278.5
},
"luminance": 0.3151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8991EA
secondary
#F2F0D9
accent
#C214D2
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85