#8A81D9#8A81D9
#8A81D9 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.129 H 286.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A81D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 129, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 54%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 41%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.14, 24.04, -43.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.14, 50.13, 298.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.86% 0.0376 -0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.86% 0.129 286.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8524, 26.1126, 69.0469) |
| Luminance | 0.2611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.74
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.08
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.50
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.06
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A81D9 #D0D981
analogous
#81A4D9 #8A81D9 #B681D9
triadic
#8A81D9 #D98A81 #81D98A
tetradic
#8A81D9 #D981A4 #D0D981 #81D9B6
square
#8A81D9 #D981A4 #D0D981 #81D9B6
split-complementary
#8A81D9 #D9B681 #A4D981
monochromatic
#4034AC #5E52CB #8A81D9 #B6B0E7 #E1DFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#8A81D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#8A81D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A81D9
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A81D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A81D9 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#648EDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6389D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7592A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a81d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 129, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.129 286.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa5e5',
500: '#8a81d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a81d9; $custom-light: #afa5e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a81d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 129,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.136,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64857,
"c": 0.12921,
"h": 286.9
},
"luminance": 0.26114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A81D9
secondary
#E6E8CD
accent
#C124B1
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#110F16
muted
#807F84