#8A8CD3#8A8CD3

#8A8CD3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.105 H 281.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A8CD3
RGB	rgb(138, 140, 211)
HSL	hsl(238, 45%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(238, 35%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.66, 16.00, -36.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.66, 40.02, 293.57°)
OKLab	oklab(66.69% 0.0216 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(66.69% 0.105 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.6139, 28.8616, 65.5205)
Luminance	0.2886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A8CD3 #D3D18A

analogous

#8AB0D3 #8A8CD3 #AC8AD3

triadic

#8A8CD3 #D38A8C #8CD38A

tetradic

#8A8CD3 #D38AB0 #D3D18A #8AD3AC

square

#8A8CD3 #D38AB0 #D3D18A #8AD3AC

split-complementary

#8A8CD3 #D3AC8A #B0D38A

monochromatic

#3E41A5 #5E60C2 #8A8CD3 #B6B8E4 #E3E3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#8A8CD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#8A8CD3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A8CD3

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A8CD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A8CD3	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7695D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7390D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7699A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a8cd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 140, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.105 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeade1',
    500: '#8a8cd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a8cd3;
$custom-light: #aeade1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a8cd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.356,
    "s": 45.342,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66691,
    "c": 0.10467,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A8CD3

secondary

#E7E7D1

accent

#B52DB9

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F5F4FB

border

#CFCED4

text

#101015

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A8CD3

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

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