#8A89BA#8A89BA
#8A89BA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.073 H 285.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A89BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 26%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.83, 11.31, -25.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.83, 27.83, 293.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.93% 0.019 -0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.93% 0.073 285.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2876, 26.8392, 50.1350) |
| Luminance | 0.2684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.27
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.71
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.97
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.00
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.66
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 10.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A89BA #B9BA89
analogous
#89A0BA #8A89BA #A289BA
triadic
#8A89BA #BA8A89 #89BA8A
tetradic
#8A89BA #BA89A0 #B9BA89 #89BAA2
square
#8A89BA #BA89A0 #B9BA89 #89BAA2
split-complementary
#8A89BA #BAA289 #A0BA89
monochromatic
#4B4A7F #6462A3 #8A89BA #B0B0D1 #D7D6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#8A89BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#8A89BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A89BA
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A89BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A89BA | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C8FBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8CB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F929A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a89ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 137, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.073 285.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adabcf',
500: '#8a89ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a89ba; $custom-light: #adabcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a89ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 137,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.224,
"s": 26.203,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64929,
"c": 0.07266,
"h": 285.1
},
"luminance": 0.2684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A89BA
secondary
#D8D8C7
accent
#A541A3
background
#FAFAFC
surface
#F4F4F9
border
#CECED2
text
#101013
muted
#7F7F82