#8991EF#8991EF
#8991EF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.138 H 278.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8991EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 145, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 43%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, 20.54, -48.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 52.47, 293.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% 0.0202 -0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.138 278.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0173, 31.7995, 85.8847) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.62
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.31
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.49
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.80
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8991EF #EFE789
analogous
#89C4EF #8991EF #B489EF
triadic
#8991EF #EF8991 #91EF89
tetradic
#8991EF #EF89C4 #EFE789 #89EFB4
square
#8991EF #EF89C4 #EFE789 #89EFB4
split-complementary
#8991EF #EFB489 #C4EF89
monochromatic
#1E2DDF #535FE8 #8991EF #BFC3F6 #E4E6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#8991EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#8991EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8991EF
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8991EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8991EF | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F9DF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6895ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68A4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8991ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 145, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.138 278.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b1f4',
500: '#8991ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8991ef; $custom-light: #b0b1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8991ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 145,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.294,
"s": 76.119,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69033,
"c": 0.13759,
"h": 278.5
},
"luminance": 0.31801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8991EF
secondary
#F3F1D8
accent
#C80DD8
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85