#8A8EDD#8A8EDD
#8A8EDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.116 H 280.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 142, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 55%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, 17.54, -40.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 44.36, 293.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.58% 0.0214 -0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.58% 0.116 280.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2016, 29.9685, 72.4277) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.07
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.64
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.09
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.45
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.86
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8EDD #DDD98A
analogous
#8AB8DD #8A8EDD #AF8ADD
triadic
#8A8EDD #DD8A8E #8EDD8A
tetradic
#8A8EDD #DD8AB8 #DDD98A #8ADDAF
square
#8A8EDD #DD8AB8 #DDD98A #8ADDAF
split-complementary
#8A8EDD #DDAF8A #B8DD8A
monochromatic
#353CB7 #5B60CF #8A8EDD #B9BCEB #E7E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#8A8EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#8A8EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8EDD
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8EDD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7498E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7092DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#729DAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 142, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.116 280.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afafe8',
500: '#8a8edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8edd; $custom-light: #afafe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 142,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.108,
"s": 54.967,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67583,
"c": 0.11616,
"h": 280.6
},
"luminance": 0.2997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8EDD
secondary
#EDECD6
accent
#BB23C2
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84