#8A87EE#8A87EE
#8A87EE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.150 H 282.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A87EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 135, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 75%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 43.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.70, 26.33, -51.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.70, 57.98, 297.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.14% 0.0335 -0.146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.14% 0.15 282.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5733, 28.9028, 84.6295) |
| Luminance | 0.2890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.42
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.14
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 2.91
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.45
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.49
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A87EE #EBEE87
analogous
#87B7EE #8A87EE #BE87EE
triadic
#8A87EE #EE8A87 #87EE8A
tetradic
#8A87EE #EE87B7 #EBEE87 #87EEBE
square
#8A87EE #EE87B7 #EBEE87 #87EEBE
split-complementary
#8A87EE #EEBE87 #B7EE87
monochromatic
#251FDC #5651E6 #8A87EE #BEBDF6 #E5E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#8A87EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#8A87EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A87EE
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A87EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A87EE | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6196F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C8FEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B9CAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a87ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 135, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.150 282.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0aaf4',
500: '#8a87ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a87ee; $custom-light: #b0aaf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a87ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 135,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.748,
"s": 75.182,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67144,
"c": 0.14975,
"h": 282.9
},
"luminance": 0.28904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A87EE
secondary
#F2F3D8
accent
#D70ED1
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85