#8A88BE#8A88BE

#8A88BE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.080 H 285.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A88BE
RGB	rgb(138, 136, 190)
HSL	hsl(242, 29%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(242, 28%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 28.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.72, 12.88, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.72, 30.69, 294.82°)
OKLab	oklab(64.9% 0.0216 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(64.9% 0.08 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.5773, 26.7287, 52.3587)
Luminance	0.2673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A88BE #BCBE88

analogous

#88A1BE #8A88BE #A588BE

triadic

#8A88BE #BE8A88 #88BE8A

tetradic

#8A88BE #BE88A1 #BCBE88 #88BEA5

square

#8A88BE #BE88A1 #BCBE88 #88BEA5

split-complementary

#8A88BE #BEA588 #A1BE88

monochromatic

#4A4884 #6360A8 #8A88BE #B1B0D4 #D8D7E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#8A88BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#8A88BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A88BE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A88BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A88BE	1.00	3.31	6.35	6.35
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E919B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a88be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 136, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.080 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adaad1',
    500: '#8a88be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a88be;
$custom-light: #adaad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a88be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 29.348,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64902,
    "c": 0.08002,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A88BE

secondary

#DADAC7

accent

#A83DA4

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A88BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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