#8A90CF#8A90CF
#8A90CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.093 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A90CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 144, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 42%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.53, 12.62, -33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.53, 35.41, 290.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.3% 0.0152 -0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.3% 0.093 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7138, 29.8537, 63.1108) |
| Luminance | 0.2985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.46
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.88
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.17
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.83
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 9.12
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A90CF #CFC98A
analogous
#8AB2CF #8A90CF #A78ACF
triadic
#8A90CF #CF8A90 #90CF8A
tetradic
#8A90CF #CF8AB2 #CFC98A #8ACFA7
square
#8A90CF #CF8AB2 #CFC98A #8ACFA7
split-complementary
#8A90CF #CFA78A #B2CF8A
monochromatic
#41499E #5F67BD #8A90CF #B5B9E1 #E1E2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#8A90CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#8A90CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A90CF
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A90CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A90CF | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D97D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7992CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#779CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a90cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 144, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.093 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeb0de',
500: '#8a90cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a90cf; $custom-light: #aeb0de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a90cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 144,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.783,
"s": 41.818,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67303,
"c": 0.09331,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.29855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A90CF
secondary
#E5E3D0
accent
#A931B5
background
#FAFAFD
surface
#F4F4FB
border
#CECED4
text
#101015
muted
#7F7F83