#8A8CD0#8A8CD0

#8A8CD0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.100 H 282.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A8CD0
RGB	rgb(138, 140, 208)
HSL	hsl(238, 43%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(238, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.53, 15.21, -35.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.53, 38.35, 293.36°)
OKLab	oklab(66.55% 0.0209 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(66.55% 0.1 282)
XYZ	xyz(31.2413, 28.7125, 63.5583)
Luminance	0.2871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A8CD0 #D0CE8A

analogous

#8AAFD0 #8A8CD0 #AB8AD0

triadic

#8A8CD0 #D08A8C #8CD08A

tetradic

#8A8CD0 #D08AAF #D0CE8A #8AD0AB

square

#8A8CD0 #D08AAF #D0CE8A #8AD0AB

split-complementary

#8A8CD0 #D0AB8A #AFD08A

monochromatic

#4043A0 #5E61BE #8A8CD0 #B6B7E2 #E1E2F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#8A8CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#8A8CD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A8CD0

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A8CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A8CD0	1.00	3.11	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7794D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7490CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7899A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a8cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 140, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.100 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeadde',
    500: '#8a8cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a8cd0;
$custom-light: #aeadde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a8cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.286,
    "s": 42.683,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66545,
    "c": 0.10035,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.28714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A8CD0

secondary

#E6E5D0

accent

#B230B6

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F4FB

border

#CECED4

text

#101015

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A8CD0

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

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