#8A8AAB#8A8AAB

#8A8AAB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.049 H 284.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A8AAB
RGB	rgb(138, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(240, 16%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(240, 19%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.53, 7.11, -17.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.53, 18.75, 292.30°)
OKLab	oklab(64.51% 0.0126 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(64.51% 0.049 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.9187, 26.5201, 42.2209)
Luminance	0.2652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A8AAB #ABAB8A

analogous

#8A9AAB #8A8AAB #9A8AAB

triadic

#8A8AAB #AB8A8A #8AAB8A

tetradic

#8A8AAB #AB8A9A #ABAB8A #8AAB9A

square

#8A8AAB #AB8A9A #ABAB8A #8AAB9A

split-complementary

#8A8AAB #AB9A8A #9AAB8A

monochromatic

#4E4E6D #686890 #8A8AAB #AEAEC5 #D1D1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#8A8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.30

#8A8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A8AAB

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A8AAB	1.00	3.33	6.30	6.30
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828EAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#838F95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.049 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acacc4',
    500: '#8a8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a8aab;
$custom-light: #acacc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64511,
    "c": 0.049,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.26521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A8AAB

secondary

#CFCFC2

accent

#9B4B9B

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F8

border

#CECED1

text

#101012

muted

#7F7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A8AAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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