#8A85E5#8A85E5
#8A85E5 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.140 H 284.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A85E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 133, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 65%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 42%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 41.9%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.74, 24.99, -48.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.74, 54.27, 297.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.27% 0.0345 -0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.27% 0.14 284.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0076, 27.8342, 77.7469) |
| Luminance | 0.2783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.12
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.86
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.81
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.49
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.86
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A85E5 #E0E585
analogous
#85B0E5 #8A85E5 #BA85E5
triadic
#8A85E5 #E58A85 #85E58A
tetradic
#8A85E5 #E585B0 #E0E585 #85E5BA
square
#8A85E5 #E585B0 #E0E585 #85E5BA
split-complementary
#8A85E5 #E5BA85 #B0E585
monochromatic
#322AC6 #5A53DA #8A85E5 #BAB7F0 #E7E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#8A85E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#8A85E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A85E5
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A85E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A85E5 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6393E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#608DE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7098AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a85e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 133, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.140 284.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a8ed',
500: '#8a85e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a85e5; $custom-light: #b0a8ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a85e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 133,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.125,
"s": 64.865,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66266,
"c": 0.14012,
"h": 284.3
},
"luminance": 0.27835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A85E5
secondary
#EEF0D6
accent
#CD19C3
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#110F16
muted
#807F84