#8A94CE#8A94CE
#8A94CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.086 H 276.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A94CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 148, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 28.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.54, 10.06, -30.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.54, 32.55, 288.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% 0.0095 -0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.086 276.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2086, 31.0382, 62.6745) |
| Luminance | 0.3104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.31
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.67
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.83
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.96
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 9.13
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A94CE #CEC48A
analogous
#8AB6CE #8A94CE #A28ACE
triadic
#8A94CE #CE8A94 #94CE8A
tetradic
#8A94CE #CE8AB6 #CEC48A #8ACEA2
square
#8A94CE #CE8AB6 #CEC48A #8ACEA2
split-complementary
#8A94CE #CEA28A #B6CE8A
monochromatic
#414F9C #5F6DBC #8A94CE #B5BBE0 #E0E3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#8A94CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#8A94CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A94CE
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A94CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A94CE | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#829AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E95CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#779FA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a94ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 148, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.086 276.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeb3dd',
500: '#8a94ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a94ce; $custom-light: #aeb3dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a94ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 148,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.176,
"s": 40.964,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68073,
"c": 0.08648,
"h": 276.3
},
"luminance": 0.31039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A94CE
secondary
#E5E1CF
accent
#A131B4
background
#FAFBFD
surface
#F4F6FB
border
#CED0D4
text
#101115
muted
#7F8083