#8A91CF#8A91CF
#8A91CF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.092 H 278.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A91CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 42%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 30%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, 12.05, -32.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 34.83, 290.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.51% 0.0139 -0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.51% 0.092 278.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8660, 30.1580, 63.1615) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.62
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.28
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.99
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 9.09
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A91CF #CFC88A
analogous
#8AB3CF #8A91CF #A58ACF
triadic
#8A91CF #CF8A91 #91CF8A
tetradic
#8A91CF #CF8AB3 #CFC88A #8ACFA5
square
#8A91CF #CF8AB3 #CFC88A #8ACFA5
split-complementary
#8A91CF #CFA58A #B3CF8A
monochromatic
#414A9E #5F68BD #8A91CF #B5BAE1 #E1E3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#8A91CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#8A91CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A91CF
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A91CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A91CF | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E98D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A93CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#779DA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a91cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 145, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.092 278.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeb1de',
500: '#8a91cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a91cf; $custom-light: #aeb1de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a91cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 145,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.913,
"s": 41.818,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67506,
"c": 0.09194,
"h": 278.7
},
"luminance": 0.30159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A91CF
secondary
#E5E3D0
accent
#A731B5
background
#FAFAFD
surface
#F4F4FB
border
#CECED4
text
#101015
muted
#7F7F83