#8A79E5#8A79E5
#8A79E5 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.157 H 288.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A79E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 121, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 68%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 47%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 47.2%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.82, 32.00, -52.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.82, 61.76, 301.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% 0.0496 -0.1494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.157 288.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4575, 24.7341, 77.2303) |
| Luminance | 0.2473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.05
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.33
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.24
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.71
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.77
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A79E5 #D4E579
analogous
#799EE5 #8A79E5 #C079E5
triadic
#8A79E5 #E58A79 #79E58A
tetradic
#8A79E5 #E5799E #D4E579 #79E5C0
square
#8A79E5 #E5799E #D4E579 #79E5C0
split-complementary
#8A79E5 #E5C079 #9EE579
monochromatic
#3D25BF #5D46DB #8A79E5 #B7ACEF #E4E0F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#8A79E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#8A79E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A79E5
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A79E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A79E5 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#508BE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5086E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#718FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a79e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 121, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.157 288.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a0ee',
500: '#8a79e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a79e5; $custom-light: #b0a0ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a79e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 121,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.444,
"s": 67.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64055,
"c": 0.15745,
"h": 288.4
},
"luminance": 0.24735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A79E5
secondary
#E8EDCD
accent
#CF16B2
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E16
muted
#807E84