#8A8EED#8A8EED
#8A8EED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.139 H 280.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8EED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 142, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.39, 21.97, -48.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.39, 53.17, 294.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.42% 0.0246 -0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.42% 0.139 280.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4358, 30.8621, 84.1942) |
| Luminance | 0.3086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.85
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.57
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.52
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.71
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.12
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8EED #EDE98A
analogous
#8ABFED #8A8EED #B78AED
triadic
#8A8EED #ED8A8E #8EED8A
tetradic
#8A8EED #ED8ABF #EDE98A #8AEDB7
square
#8A8EED #ED8ABF #EDE98A #8AEDB7
split-complementary
#8A8EED #EDB78A #BFED8A
monochromatic
#2229DB #555BE5 #8A8EED #BFC1F5 #E4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#8A8EED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#8A8EED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8EED
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8EED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8EED | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C9BF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6693EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA1B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8eed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 142, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.139 280.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0aff3',
500: '#8a8eed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8eed; $custom-light: #b0aff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8eed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 142,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.576,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68418,
"c": 0.13869,
"h": 280.2
},
"luminance": 0.30864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8EED
secondary
#F3F2D8
accent
#CD10D5
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85