#8A91DB#8A91DB
#8A91DB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.109 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A91DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 53%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 37%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 33.8%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.31, 15.25, -38.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.31, 41.47, 291.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.08% 0.017 -0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.08% 0.109 278.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3891, 30.7673, 71.1835) |
| Luminance | 0.3077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.97
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.90
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.44
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.35
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.92
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A91DB #DBD48A
analogous
#8AB9DB #8A91DB #AC8ADB
triadic
#8A91DB #DB8A91 #91DB8A
tetradic
#8A91DB #DB8AB9 #DBD48A #8ADBAC
square
#8A91DB #DB8AB9 #DBD48A #8ADBAC
split-complementary
#8A91DB #DBAC8A #B9DB8A
monochromatic
#3742B3 #5B65CD #8A91DB #B9BDE9 #E8E9F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#8A91DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#8A91DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A91DB
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A91DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A91DB | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#799ADE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7494D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#739FAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a91db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 145, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.109 278.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb1e6',
500: '#8a91db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a91db; $custom-light: #afb1e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a91db",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 145,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.815,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68079,
"c": 0.10918,
"h": 278.9
},
"luminance": 0.30769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A91DB
secondary
#ECEAD5
accent
#B325C0
background
#FAFAFE
surface
#F5F4FC
border
#CFCED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84