#8A89BF#8A89BF
#8A89BF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.080 H 284.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A89BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 30%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.03, 12.56, -27.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.03, 30.65, 294.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.15% 0.0204 -0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.15% 0.08 284.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8284, 27.0555, 52.9835) |
| Luminance | 0.2706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.14
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.50
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 9.83
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.85
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.47
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 10.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A89BF #BEBF89
analogous
#89A3BF #8A89BF #A589BF
triadic
#8A89BF #BF8A89 #89BF8A
tetradic
#8A89BF #BF89A3 #BEBF89 #89BFA5
square
#8A89BF #BF89A3 #BEBF89 #89BFA5
split-complementary
#8A89BF #BFA589 #A3BF89
monochromatic
#494885 #6361A9 #8A89BF #B1B1D5 #D9D8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#8A89BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#8A89BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A89BF
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A89BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A89BF | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A90C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798CBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D939C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a89bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 137, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.080 284.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adabd2',
500: '#8a89bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a89bf; $custom-light: #adabd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a89bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 137,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.111,
"s": 29.67,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6515,
"c": 0.07999,
"h": 284.8
},
"luminance": 0.27056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A89BF
secondary
#DBDBC9
accent
#A83DA6
background
#FAFAFC
surface
#F4F4F9
border
#CECED2
text
#101014
muted
#7F7F82