#8A89B9#8A89B9
#8A89B9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.071 H 285.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A89B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 26%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.79, 11.06, -24.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.79, 27.27, 293.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.89% 0.0187 -0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.89% 0.071 285.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1817, 26.7968, 49.5771) |
| Luminance | 0.2680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.51
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.78
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.91
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 10.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.72
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 10.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A89B9 #B8B989
analogous
#89A0B9 #8A89B9 #A289B9
triadic
#8A89B9 #B98A89 #89B98A
tetradic
#8A89B9 #B989A0 #B8B989 #89B9A2
square
#8A89B9 #B989A0 #B8B989 #89B9A2
split-complementary
#8A89B9 #B9A289 #A0B989
monochromatic
#4B4A7D #6463A2 #8A89B9 #B0AFD0 #D6D6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#8A89B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#8A89B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A89B9
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A89B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A89B9 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C8FBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8CB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F919A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a89b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 137, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.071 285.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adabce',
500: '#8a89b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a89b9; $custom-light: #adabce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a89b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 137,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.25,
"s": 25.532,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64886,
"c": 0.07119,
"h": 285.2
},
"luminance": 0.26797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A89B9
secondary
#D7D7C6
accent
#A441A2
background
#FAFAFC
surface
#F4F4F9
border
#CECED2
text
#101013
muted
#7F7F82