#8A89AF#8A89AF
#8A89AF is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.056 H 285.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A89AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 19%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 22%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.40, 8.63, -19.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.40, 21.62, 293.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.0155 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.056 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1629, 26.3893, 44.2117) |
| Luminance | 0.2639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.50
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.75
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 10.77
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.89
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 10.92
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 11.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A89AF #AEAF89
analogous
#899BAF #8A89AF #9D89AF
triadic
#8A89AF #AF8A89 #89AF8A
tetradic
#8A89AF #AF899B #AEAF89 #89AF9D
square
#8A89AF #AF899B #AEAF89 #89AF9D
split-complementary
#8A89AF #AF9D89 #9BAF89
monochromatic
#4E4D71 #676595 #8A89AF #AEADC8 #D2D2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#8A89AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#8A89AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A89AF
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A89AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A89AF | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#808DB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#828F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a89af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 137, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.056 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acabc7',
500: '#8a89af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a89af; $custom-light: #acabc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a89af",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 137,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.579,
"s": 19.192,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64464,
"c": 0.05642,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.2639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A89AF
secondary
#D1D1C3
accent
#9E489B
background
#FAFAFC
surface
#F4F4F8
border
#CECED1
text
#101013
muted
#7F7F82