#8A8EE6#8A8EE6
#8A8EE6 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.129 H 280.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8EE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 142, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 65%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 38.3%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, 20.01, -45.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 49.32, 293.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.05% 0.0233 -0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.05% 0.129 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4330, 30.4610, 78.9129) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.49
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.38
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.08
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.38
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.34
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8EE6 #E6E28A
analogous
#8ABCE6 #8A8EE6 #B48AE6
triadic
#8A8EE6 #E68A8E #8EE68A
tetradic
#8A8EE6 #E68ABC #E6E28A #8AE6B4
square
#8A8EE6 #E68ABC #E6E28A #8AE6B4
split-complementary
#8A8EE6 #E6B48A #BCE68A
monochromatic
#2B32CA #585DDB #8A8EE6 #BCBFF1 #E6E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#8A8EE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#8A8EE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8EE6
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8EE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8EE6 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7099E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B93E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E9FAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8ee6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 142, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.129 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0afee',
500: '#8a8ee6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8ee6; $custom-light: #b0afee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8ee6",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 142,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.391,
"s": 64.789,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68046,
"c": 0.12889,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.30462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8EE6
secondary
#F1F0DA
accent
#C519CD
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84