#8A87EC#8A87EC
#8A87EC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.147 H 283.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A87EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 135, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 73%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 42.8%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.59, 25.77, -50.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.59, 56.88, 296.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.03% 0.0331 -0.1432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.03% 0.147 283) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2811, 28.7859, 83.0906) |
| Luminance | 0.2879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.71
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.96
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.15
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.53
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.59
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A87EC #E9EC87
analogous
#87B7EC #8A87EC #BC87EC
triadic
#8A87EC #EC8A87 #87EC8A
tetradic
#8A87EC #EC87B7 #E9EC87 #87ECBC
square
#8A87EC #EC87B7 #E9EC87 #87ECBC
split-complementary
#8A87EC #ECBC87 #B7EC87
monochromatic
#2722D7 #5652E4 #8A87EC #BEBCF4 #E5E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#8A87EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#8A87EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A87EC
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A87EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A87EC | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6296F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D8FEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C9BAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a87ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 135, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.147 283.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0aaf2',
500: '#8a87ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a87ec; $custom-light: #b0aaf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a87ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 135,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.782,
"s": 72.662,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67031,
"c": 0.14699,
"h": 283
},
"luminance": 0.28787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A87EC
secondary
#F2F2D9
accent
#D511CF
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85