#8A8CEE#8A8CEE
#8A8CEE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.143 H 281.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8CEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 140, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.94, 23.42, -49.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.94, 54.92, 295.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.09% 0.0273 -0.1402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.09% 0.143 281) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2874, 30.3309, 84.8675) |
| Luminance | 0.3033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.72
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.99
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.01
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.09
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.22
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8CEE #EEEC8A
analogous
#8ABEEE #8A8CEE #BA8AEE
triadic
#8A8CEE #EE8A8C #8CEE8A
tetradic
#8A8CEE #EE8ABE #EEEC8A #8AEEBA
square
#8A8CEE #EE8ABE #EEEC8A #8AEEBA
split-complementary
#8A8CEE #EEBA8A #BEEE8A
monochromatic
#2024DD #5557E6 #8A8CEE #BFC1F6 #E4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#8A8CEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#8A8CEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8CEE
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8CEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8CEE | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6899F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6392EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8cee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 140, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.143 281.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0adf4',
500: '#8a8cee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8cee; $custom-light: #b0adf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8cee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 140,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.8,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68089,
"c": 0.14282,
"h": 281
},
"luminance": 0.30332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8CEE
secondary
#F3F2D8
accent
#D30FD7
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85