#8A91EA#8A91EA
#8A91EA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.130 H 279.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A91EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 38%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.01, 19.38, -45.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.01, 49.72, 292.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.84% 0.0203 -0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.84% 0.13 279) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4535, 31.5930, 82.0559) |
| Luminance | 0.3160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.37
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.05
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.64
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.78
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.11
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A91EA #EAE38A
analogous
#8AC1EA #8A91EA #B38AEA
triadic
#8A91EA #EA8A91 #91EA8A
tetradic
#8A91EA #EA8AC1 #EAE38A #8AEAB3
square
#8A91EA #EA8AC1 #EAE38A #8AEAB3
split-complementary
#8A91EA #EAB38A #C1EA8A
monochromatic
#2633D4 #5660E1 #8A91EA #BEC2F3 #E5E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#8A91EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#8A91EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A91EA
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A91EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A91EA | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#729CEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C95E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CA3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a91ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 145, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.130 279.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b1f1',
500: '#8a91ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a91ea; $custom-light: #b0b1f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a91ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 145,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.625,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68841,
"c": 0.13041,
"h": 279
},
"luminance": 0.31595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A91EA
secondary
#F2F0D9
accent
#C414D2
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85