#8A8EE5#8A8EE5
#8A8EE5 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.127 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8EE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 142, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 64%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 38%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.00, 19.74, -44.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.00, 48.77, 293.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.99% 0.0231 -0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.99% 0.127 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2930, 30.4050, 78.1754) |
| Luminance | 0.3041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.50
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.51
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.18
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.48
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.38
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8EE5 #E5E18A
analogous
#8ABBE5 #8A8EE5 #B48AE5
triadic
#8A8EE5 #E58A8E #8EE58A
tetradic
#8A8EE5 #E58ABB #E5E18A #8AE5B4
square
#8A8EE5 #E58ABB #E5E18A #8AE5B4
split-complementary
#8A8EE5 #E5B48A #BBE58A
monochromatic
#2C33C8 #585EDA #8A8EE5 #BCBEF0 #E6E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#8A8EE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#8A8EE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8EE5
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8EE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8EE5 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7099E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B93E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F9FAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8ee5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 142, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.127 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afafed',
500: '#8a8ee5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8ee5; $custom-light: #afafed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8ee5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 142,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.363,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67994,
"c": 0.12748,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.30406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8EE5
secondary
#F1F0DA
accent
#C41ACB
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84