#8A91E2#8A91E2
#8A91E2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.119 H 279.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A91E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 35.8%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.63, 17.16, -41.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.63, 45.33, 292.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.43% 0.0186 -0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.43% 0.119 279) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3301, 31.1437, 76.1392) |
| Luminance | 0.3115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.42
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.96
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.51
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.54
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.45
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A91E2 #E2DB8A
analogous
#8ABDE2 #8A91E2 #AF8AE2
triadic
#8A91E2 #E28A91 #91E28A
tetradic
#8A91E2 #E28ABD #E2DB8A #8AE2AF
square
#8A91E2 #E28ABD #E2DB8A #8AE2AF
split-complementary
#8A91E2 #E2AF8A #BDE28A
monochromatic
#303CC2 #5963D6 #8A91E2 #BBBFEE #E6E8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#8A91E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#8A91E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A91E2
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A91E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A91E2 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#769BE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7194E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70A1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a91e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 145, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.119 279.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb1eb',
500: '#8a91e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a91e2; $custom-light: #afb1eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a91e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 145,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.227,
"s": 60.274,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68428,
"c": 0.11913,
"h": 279
},
"luminance": 0.31145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A91E2
secondary
#EFEED8
accent
#BA1EC8
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84