#8A94DD#8A94DD
#8A94DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.108 H 277.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A94DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 148, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 55%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 33%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, 14.06, -38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 40.81, 290.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.78% 0.0135 -0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.78% 0.108 277.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1185, 31.8022, 72.7333) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.61
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.30
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.78
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.77
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.80
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A94DD #DDD38A
analogous
#8ABDDD #8A94DD #A98ADD
triadic
#8A94DD #DD8A94 #94DD8A
tetradic
#8A94DD #DD8ABD #DDD38A #8ADDA9
square
#8A94DD #DD8ABD #DDD38A #8ADDA9
split-complementary
#8A94DD #DDA98A #BDDD8A
monochromatic
#3545B7 #5B69CF #8A94DD #B9BFEB #E7E9F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#8A94DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#8A94DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A94DD
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A94DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A94DD | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C9CE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7796DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72A2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a94dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 148, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.108 277.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb3e8',
500: '#8a94dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a94dd; $custom-light: #afb3e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a94dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 148,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.771,
"s": 54.967,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68778,
"c": 0.10799,
"h": 277.2
},
"luminance": 0.31804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A94DD
secondary
#EDEAD6
accent
#AF23C2
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F5F6FC
border
#CFD0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084