#8993BD#8993BD

#8993BD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.063 H 274.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8993BD
RGB	rgb(137, 147, 189)
HSL	hsl(228, 28%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(228, 28%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 22.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.53, 5.99, -22.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.53, 23.74, 284.61°)
OKLab	oklab(67.05% 0.0046 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(67.05% 0.063 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.9331, 29.8591, 52.3205)
Luminance	0.2986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8993BD #BDB389

analogous

#89ADBD #8993BD #9989BD

triadic

#8993BD #BD8993 #93BD89

tetradic

#8993BD #BD89AD #BDB389 #89BD99

square

#8993BD #BD89AD #BDB389 #89BD99

split-complementary

#8993BD #BD9989 #ADBD89

monochromatic

#495483 #626FA7 #8993BD #B0B7D3 #D7DBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#8993BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#8993BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8993BD

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8993BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8993BD	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)

#8797BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8393BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C9BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8993bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 147, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.063 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acb2d1',
    500: '#8993bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8993bd;
$custom-light: #acb2d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8993bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 147,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.462,
    "s": 28.261,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67051,
    "c": 0.06341,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8993BD

secondary

#DAD7C8

accent

#933FA7

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F5F9

border

#CECFD2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8993BD

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

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