#8A86BA#8A86BA
#8A86BA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.077 H 287.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A86BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 134, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 27%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 28%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 28%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 13.05, -26.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 29.67, 296.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.32% 0.0233 -0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.32% 0.077 287.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8671, 25.9981, 49.9948) |
| Luminance | 0.2600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.27
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.10
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.54
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 9.76
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A86BA #B6BA86
analogous
#869CBA #8A86BA #A486BA
triadic
#8A86BA #BA8A86 #86BA8A
tetradic
#8A86BA #BA869C #B6BA86 #86BAA4
square
#8A86BA #BA869C #B6BA86 #86BAA4
split-complementary
#8A86BA #BAA486 #9CBA86
monochromatic
#4C487E #645FA4 #8A86BA #B0ADD0 #D5D4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#8A86BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#8A86BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A86BA
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A86BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A86BA | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#788DBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F8F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a86ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 134, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.077 287.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ada9cf',
500: '#8a86ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a86ba; $custom-light: #ada9cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a86ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 134,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.615,
"s": 27.368,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64318,
"c": 0.07719,
"h": 287.5
},
"luminance": 0.25999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A86BA
secondary
#D6D7C4
accent
#A6409E
background
#FAFAFC
surface
#F4F4F9
border
#CECED2
text
#100F13
muted
#7F7F82