#8A84E1#8A84E1
#8A84E1 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.136 H 285.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A84E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 132, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 61%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 41%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 41.3%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.29, 24.47, -46.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.29, 52.69, 297.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.86% 0.0351 -0.1314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.86% 0.136 285) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3193, 27.3409, 74.7940) |
| Luminance | 0.2734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.46
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.54
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.32
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.00
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.04
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A84E1 #DBE184
analogous
#84ACE1 #8A84E1 #B984E1
triadic
#8A84E1 #E18A84 #84E18A
tetradic
#8A84E1 #E184AC #DBE184 #84E1B9
square
#8A84E1 #E184AC #DBE184 #84E1B9
split-complementary
#8A84E1 #E1B984 #ACE184
monochromatic
#372EBD #5B53D5 #8A84E1 #B9B5ED #E8E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#8A84E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#8A84E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A84E1
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A84E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A84E1 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6491E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#618CDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7296A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a84e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 132, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.136 285.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa7eb',
500: '#8a84e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a84e1; $custom-light: #afa7eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a84e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 132,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.871,
"s": 60.784,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65858,
"c": 0.136,
"h": 285
},
"luminance": 0.27342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A84E1
secondary
#ECEDD3
accent
#C81DBD
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#110F16
muted
#807F84