#8A8BDA#8A8BDA

#8A8BDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.116 H 282.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A8BDA
RGB	rgb(138, 139, 218)
HSL	hsl(239, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(239, 37%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.72, 18.47, -40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.72, 44.51, 294.51°)
OKLab	oklab(66.84% 0.0246 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(66.84% 0.116 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.3652, 28.9293, 70.1947)
Luminance	0.2893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A8BDA #DAD98A

analogous

#8AB3DA #8A8BDA #B18ADA

triadic

#8A8BDA #DA8A8B #8BDA8A

tetradic

#8A8BDA #DA8AB3 #DAD98A #8ADAB1

square

#8A8BDA #DA8AB3 #DAD98A #8ADAB1

split-complementary

#8A8BDA #DAB18A #B3DA8A

monochromatic

#383AB1 #5C5DCB #8A8BDA #B8B9E9 #E7E7F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#8A8BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#8A8BDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A8BDA

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A8BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A8BDA	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7295DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E90D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#749AA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a8bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 139, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.116 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aface6',
    500: '#8a8bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a8bda;
$custom-light: #aface6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a8bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.25,
    "s": 51.948,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66841,
    "c": 0.1161,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A8BDA

secondary

#EBEBD5

accent

#BD26BF

background

#FAFAFE

surface

#F5F4FC

border

#CFCED5

text

#111016

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A8BDA

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

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