#8A90EC#8A90EC
#8A90EC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.135 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A90EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 144, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 39%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.85, 20.53, -47.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.85, 51.42, 293.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.75% 0.022 -0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.75% 0.135 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5903, 31.4043, 83.5270) |
| Luminance | 0.3141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.20
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.09
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.19
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.34
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.07
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A90EC #ECE68A
analogous
#8AC1EC #8A90EC #B58AEC
triadic
#8A90EC #EC8A90 #90EC8A
tetradic
#8A90EC #EC8AC1 #ECE68A #8AECB5
square
#8A90EC #EC8AC1 #ECE68A #8AECB5
split-complementary
#8A90EC #ECB58A #C1EC8A
monochromatic
#232ED8 #555EE3 #8A90EC #BFC2F5 #E5E6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#8A90EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#8A90EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A90EC
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A90EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A90EC | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F9CF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6995EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA2B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a90ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 144, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.135 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b0f2',
500: '#8a90ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a90ec; $custom-light: #b0b0f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a90ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 144,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.327,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68751,
"c": 0.13456,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.31406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A90EC
secondary
#F2F1D9
accent
#C811D4
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85