#8A85BA#8A85BA
#8A85BA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.079 H 288.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A85BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 133, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 28%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 28.5%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.77, 13.63, -27.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.77, 30.29, 296.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.12% 0.0247 -0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.12% 0.079 288.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7295, 25.7230, 49.9489) |
| Luminance | 0.2572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.30
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.84
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 9.39
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.43
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A85BA #B5BA85
analogous
#859BBA #8A85BA #A485BA
triadic
#8A85BA #BA8A85 #85BA8A
tetradic
#8A85BA #BA859B #B5BA85 #85BAA4
square
#8A85BA #BA859B #B5BA85 #85BAA4
split-complementary
#8A85BA #BAA485 #9BBA85
monochromatic
#4C477E #655EA4 #8A85BA #AFACD0 #D5D3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#8A85BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#8A85BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A85BA
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A85BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A85BA | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778CBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F8E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a85ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 133, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.079 288.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ada8cf',
500: '#8a85ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a85ba; $custom-light: #ada8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a85ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 133,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.66,
"s": 27.749,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64116,
"c": 0.07873,
"h": 288.3
},
"luminance": 0.25724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A85BA
secondary
#D5D7C4
accent
#A63F9D
background
#FAFAFC
surface
#F4F4F9
border
#CECED2
text
#100F13
muted
#7F7F82