#8A91ED#8A91ED
#8A91ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.135 H 278.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A91ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 38.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.15, 20.23, -47.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.15, 51.37, 293.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69% 0.0209 -0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.135 278.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8882, 31.7669, 84.3450) |
| Luminance | 0.3177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.50
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.78
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.38
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.54
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.04
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A91ED #EDE68A
analogous
#8AC2ED #8A91ED #B48AED
triadic
#8A91ED #ED8A91 #91ED8A
tetradic
#8A91ED #ED8AC2 #EDE68A #8AEDB4
square
#8A91ED #ED8AC2 #EDE68A #8AEDB4
split-complementary
#8A91ED #EDB48A #C2ED8A
monochromatic
#222FDB #555FE5 #8A91ED #BFC3F5 #E4E6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#8A91ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#8A91ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A91ED
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A91ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A91ED | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#709DF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A95EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a91ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 145, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.135 278.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b1f3',
500: '#8a91ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a91ed; $custom-light: #b0b1f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a91ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 145,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.758,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68999,
"c": 0.1346,
"h": 278.9
},
"luminance": 0.31768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A91ED
secondary
#F3F1D8
accent
#C710D5
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85