#8A91EC#8A91EC
#8A91EC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.133 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A91EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 38.6%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.10, 19.94, -46.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.10, 50.82, 293.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.95% 0.0207 -0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.95% 0.133 278.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7425, 31.7086, 83.5777) |
| Luminance | 0.3171 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.45
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.87
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.46
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.62
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.06
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A91EC #ECE58A
analogous
#8AC2EC #8A91EC #B48AEC
triadic
#8A91EC #EC8A91 #91EC8A
tetradic
#8A91EC #EC8AC2 #ECE58A #8AECB4
square
#8A91EC #EC8AC2 #ECE58A #8AECB4
split-complementary
#8A91EC #ECB48A #C2EC8A
monochromatic
#2330D8 #555FE3 #8A91EC #BFC2F5 #E5E6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#8A91EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#8A91EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A91EC
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A91EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A91EC | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#719DF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B95EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a91ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 145, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.133 278.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b1f2',
500: '#8a91ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a91ec; $custom-light: #b0b1f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a91ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 145,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.714,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68946,
"c": 0.13321,
"h": 278.9
},
"luminance": 0.3171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A91EC
secondary
#F2F1D9
accent
#C611D4
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85