#8A88E5#8A88E5
#8A88E5 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.136 H 283.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A88E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 136, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 64%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 41%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 40.6%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.49, 23.24, -46.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.49, 52.42, 296.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.84% 0.0307 -0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.84% 0.136 283.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4242, 28.6675, 77.8858) |
| Luminance | 0.2867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.36
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.78
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.23
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.67
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.21
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A88E5 #E3E588
analogous
#88B5E5 #8A88E5 #B988E5
triadic
#8A88E5 #E58A88 #88E58A
tetradic
#8A88E5 #E588B5 #E3E588 #88E5B9
square
#8A88E5 #E588B5 #E3E588 #88E5B9
split-complementary
#8A88E5 #E5B988 #B5E588
monochromatic
#2F2CC7 #5956DA #8A88E5 #BBBAF0 #E6E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#8A88E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#8A88E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A88E5
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A88E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A88E5 | 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)
#6895E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#648FE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F9AAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a88e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 136, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.136 283.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0aaed',
500: '#8a88e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a88e5; $custom-light: #b0aaed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a88e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 136,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.29,
"s": 64.138,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66836,
"c": 0.13586,
"h": 283.1
},
"luminance": 0.28669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A88E5
secondary
#F0F0D8
accent
#CC1AC8
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84