#8A81DD#8A81DD
#8A81DD is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.135 H 286.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A81DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 129, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 58%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 42%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.34, 25.13, -45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.34, 52.35, 298.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.07% 0.0383 -0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.07% 0.135 286.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3790, 26.3232, 71.8202) |
| Luminance | 0.2632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.48
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.47
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.83
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.03
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.36
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A81DD #D4DD81
analogous
#81A6DD #8A81DD #B881DD
triadic
#8A81DD #DD8A81 #81DD8A
tetradic
#8A81DD #DD81A6 #D4DD81 #81DDB8
square
#8A81DD #DD81A6 #D4DD81 #81DDB8
split-complementary
#8A81DD #DDB881 #A6DD81
monochromatic
#3D30B3 #5D51D0 #8A81DD #B7B1EA #E4E1F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#8A81DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#8A81DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A81DD
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A81DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A81DD | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#628FE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#608ADB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7393A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a81dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 129, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.135 286.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa5e8',
500: '#8a81dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a81dd; $custom-light: #afa5e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a81dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 129,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.87,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65073,
"c": 0.13479,
"h": 286.5
},
"luminance": 0.26324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A81DD
secondary
#E8EBCF
accent
#C520B5
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#110F16
muted
#807F84