#8A8EDA#8A8EDA

#8A8EDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.112 H 280.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A8EDA
RGB	rgb(138, 142, 218)
HSL	hsl(237, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(237, 37%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, 16.72, -39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 42.70, 293.05°)
OKLab	oklab(67.43% 0.0207 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(67.43% 0.112 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.8055, 29.8100, 70.3415)
Luminance	0.2981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A8EDA #DAD68A

analogous

#8AB6DA #8A8EDA #AE8ADA

triadic

#8A8EDA #DA8A8E #8EDA8A

tetradic

#8A8EDA #DA8AB6 #DAD68A #8ADAAE

square

#8A8EDA #DA8AB6 #DAD68A #8ADAAE

split-complementary

#8A8EDA #DAAE8A #B6DA8A

monochromatic

#383EB1 #5C61CB #8A8EDA #B8BBE9 #E7E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#8A8EDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#8A8EDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A8EDA

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A8EDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A8EDA	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7697DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7192D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#739DAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a8eda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 142, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.112 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afafe6',
    500: '#8a8eda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a8eda;
$custom-light: #afafe6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a8eda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237,
    "s": 51.948,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67433,
    "c": 0.11188,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A8EDA

secondary

#EBEAD5

accent

#B826BF

background

#FAFAFE

surface

#F5F4FC

border

#CFCED5

text

#111016

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A8EDA

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

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