#8A85AF#8A85AF

#8A85AF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.063 H 289.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A85AF
RGB	rgb(138, 133, 175)
HSL	hsl(247, 21%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(247, 24%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 24%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.34, 10.95, -21.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.34, 24.08, 297.05°)
OKLab	oklab(63.64% 0.0214 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(63.64% 0.063 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.6048, 25.2731, 44.0257)
Luminance	0.2527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A85AF #AAAF85

analogous

#8595AF #8A85AF #9F85AF

triadic

#8A85AF #AF8A85 #85AF8A

tetradic

#8A85AF #AF8595 #AAAF85 #85AF9F

square

#8A85AF #AF8595 #AAAF85 #85AF9F

split-complementary

#8A85AF #AF9F85 #95AF85

monochromatic

#4E4A70 #686295 #8A85AF #ADAAC7 #D1CFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#8A85AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#8A85AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A85AF

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A85AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A85AF	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B89AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#828C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a85af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 133, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.063 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aca8c7',
    500: '#8a85af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a85af;
$custom-light: #aca8c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a85af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.143,
    "s": 20.792,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63638,
    "c": 0.06258,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A85AF

secondary

#CED0C0

accent

#9F4695

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F8

border

#CECED1

text

#100F13

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A85AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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