#8A8CBB#8A8CBB

#8A8CBB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.070 H 282.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A8CBB
RGB	rgb(138, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(238, 26%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(238, 26%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.66, 9.82, -24.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.66, 26.59, 291.67°)
OKLab	oklab(65.59% 0.015 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(65.59% 0.07 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.8267, 27.7467, 50.8409)
Luminance	0.2775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A8CBB #BBB98A

analogous

#8AA4BB #8A8CBB #A08ABB

triadic

#8A8CBB #BB8A8C #8CBB8A

tetradic

#8A8CBB #BB8AA4 #BBB98A #8ABBA0

square

#8A8CBB #BB8AA4 #BBB98A #8ABBA0

split-complementary

#8A8CBB #BBA08A #A4BB8A

monochromatic

#4A4D80 #6366A5 #8A8CBB #B1B2D1 #D7D8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#8A8CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#8A8CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A8CBB

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A8CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A8CBB	1.00	3.21	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F91BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E949C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a8cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.070 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adadcf',
    500: '#8a8cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a8cbb;
$custom-light: #adadcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a8cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 26.486,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65588,
    "c": 0.06975,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A8CBB

secondary

#D9D8C8

accent

#A140A5

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F9

border

#CECED2

text

#101014

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A8CBB

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

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