#8A8BEC#8A8BEC
#8A8BEC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.141 H 281.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8BEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 139, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.59, 23.44, -49.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.59, 54.44, 295.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.79% 0.0282 -0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.79% 0.141 281.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8497, 29.9232, 83.2801) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.47
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.04
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.02
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.39
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.18
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8BEC #ECEB8A
analogous
#8ABCEC #8A8BEC #BA8AEC
triadic
#8A8BEC #EC8A8B #8BEC8A
tetradic
#8A8BEC #EC8ABC #ECEB8A #8AECBA
square
#8A8BEC #EC8ABC #ECEB8A #8AECBA
split-complementary
#8A8BEC #ECBA8A #BCEC8A
monochromatic
#2325D8 #5557E3 #8A8BEC #BFBFF5 #E5E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#8A8BEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#8A8BEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8BEC
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8BEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8BEC | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6898F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6391EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C9EB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8bec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 139, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.141 281.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0acf2',
500: '#8a8bec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8bec; $custom-light: #b0acf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8bec",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 139,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.388,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67789,
"c": 0.14142,
"h": 281.5
},
"luminance": 0.29925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8BEC
secondary
#F2F2D9
accent
#D211D4
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85