#8A8BEE#8A8BEE
#8A8BEE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.144 H 281.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8BEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 139, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 41.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.69, 24.00, -50.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.69, 55.53, 295.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.9% 0.0285 -0.1413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.9% 0.144 281.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1419, 30.0400, 84.8190) |
| Luminance | 0.3004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.70
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.78
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.83
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.29
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.08
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8BEE #EEED8A
analogous
#8ABDEE #8A8BEE #BB8AEE
triadic
#8A8BEE #EE8A8B #8BEE8A
tetradic
#8A8BEE #EE8ABD #EEED8A #8AEEBB
square
#8A8BEE #EE8ABD #EEED8A #8AEEBB
split-complementary
#8A8BEE #EEBB8A #BDEE8A
monochromatic
#2022DD #5556E6 #8A8BEE #BFC0F6 #E4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#8A8BEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#8A8BEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8BEE
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8BEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8BEE | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6799F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6192EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B9FB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8bee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 139, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.144 281.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0acf4',
500: '#8a8bee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8bee; $custom-light: #b0acf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8bee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 139,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.4,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67899,
"c": 0.1442,
"h": 281.4
},
"luminance": 0.30042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8BEE
secondary
#F3F3D8
accent
#D50FD7
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85