#8A87EA#8A87EA
#8A87EA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.144 H 283.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A87EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 135, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 70%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 42%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 42.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.49, 25.21, -49.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.49, 55.79, 296.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.92% 0.0328 -0.1404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.92% 0.144 283.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9922, 28.6704, 81.5688) |
| Luminance | 0.2867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.01
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.40
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.63
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.71
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A87EA #E7EA87
analogous
#87B6EA #8A87EA #BB87EA
triadic
#8A87EA #EA8A87 #87EA8A
tetradic
#8A87EA #EA87B6 #E7EA87 #87EABB
square
#8A87EA #EA87B6 #E7EA87 #87EABB
split-complementary
#8A87EA #EABB87 #B6EA87
monochromatic
#2A25D2 #5753E1 #8A87EA #BDBBF3 #E6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#8A87EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#8A87EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A87EA
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A87EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A87EA | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6395EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F8FE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D9BAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a87ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 135, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.144 283.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0aaf1',
500: '#8a87ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a87ea; $custom-light: #b0aaf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a87ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 135,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.818,
"s": 70.213,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6692,
"c": 0.14422,
"h": 283.2
},
"luminance": 0.28672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A87EA
secondary
#F1F2D9
accent
#D213CC
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85