#8A87E8#8A87E8
#8A87E8 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.141 H 283.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A87E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 135, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 68%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 42%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.39, 24.65, -48.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.39, 54.69, 296.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.81% 0.0325 -0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.81% 0.141 283.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7065, 28.5561, 80.0642) |
| Luminance | 0.2856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.68
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.31
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.66
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.74
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.85
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A87E8 #E5E887
analogous
#87B5E8 #8A87E8 #BB87E8
triadic
#8A87E8 #E88A87 #87E88A
tetradic
#8A87E8 #E887B5 #E5E887 #87E8BB
square
#8A87E8 #E887B5 #E5E887 #87E8BB
split-complementary
#8A87E8 #E8BB87 #B5E887
monochromatic
#2C27CD #5854DE #8A87E8 #BCBAF2 #E6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#8A87E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.71
#8A87E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A87E8
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A87E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A87E8 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.71 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6495EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#608EE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E9AAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a87e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 135, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.141 283.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0aaf0',
500: '#8a87e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a87e8; $custom-light: #b0aaf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a87e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 135,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.856,
"s": 67.832,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66809,
"c": 0.14146,
"h": 283.3
},
"luminance": 0.28557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A87E8
secondary
#F1F2D9
accent
#D016CA
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84