#8A90CE#8A90CE
#8A90CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.092 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A90CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 144, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 30.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.49, 12.36, -32.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.49, 34.86, 290.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% 0.0149 -0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.092 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5920, 29.8050, 62.4690) |
| Luminance | 0.2981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.63
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.04
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.34
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.98
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 9.24
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A90CE #CEC88A
analogous
#8AB2CE #8A90CE #A68ACE
triadic
#8A90CE #CE8A90 #90CE8A
tetradic
#8A90CE #CE8AB2 #CEC88A #8ACEA6
square
#8A90CE #CE8AB2 #CEC88A #8ACEA6
split-complementary
#8A90CE #CEA68A #B2CE8A
monochromatic
#41499C #5F67BC #8A90CE #B5B9E0 #E0E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#8A90CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#8A90CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A90CE
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A90CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A90CE | 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)
#7D97D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7992CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#789CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a90ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 144, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.092 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeb0dd',
500: '#8a90ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a90ce; $custom-light: #aeb0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a90ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 144,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.706,
"s": 40.964,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67257,
"c": 0.09186,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.29806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A90CE
secondary
#E5E3CF
accent
#A831B4
background
#FAFAFD
surface
#F4F4FB
border
#CECED4
text
#101015
muted
#7F7F83