#8A81ED#8A81ED
#8A81ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.157 H 285.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A81ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 129, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 75%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 45.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.17, 29.56, -53.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.17, 61.14, 298.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% 0.0407 -0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.157 285) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6132, 27.2169, 83.5867) |
| Luminance | 0.2722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 2.40
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.55
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.57
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 5.99
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.59
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A81ED #E4ED81
analogous
#81AEED #8A81ED #C081ED
triadic
#8A81ED #ED8A81 #81ED8A
tetradic
#8A81ED #ED81AE #E4ED81 #81EDC0
square
#8A81ED #ED81AE #E4ED81 #81EDC0
split-complementary
#8A81ED #EDC081 #AEED81
monochromatic
#2E1ED5 #584BE5 #8A81ED #BCB7F5 #E6E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#8A81ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#8A81ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A81ED
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A81ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A81ED | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5792F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#548BEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C97AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a81ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 129, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.157 285.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1a5f3',
500: '#8a81ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a81ed; $custom-light: #b1a5f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a81ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 129,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245,
"s": 75,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65974,
"c": 0.15681,
"h": 285
},
"luminance": 0.27218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A81ED
secondary
#F0F3D7
accent
#D70EC6
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#110F17
muted
#807F85