#8A96BE#8A96BE

#8A96BE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.061 H 271.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A96BE
RGB	rgb(138, 150, 190)
HSL	hsl(226, 29%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(226, 27%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.45, 4.83, -22.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.45, 22.65, 282.32°)
OKLab	oklab(67.8% 0.0018 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(67.8% 0.061 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.6793, 30.9328, 53.0594)
Luminance	0.3093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A96BE #BEB28A

analogous

#8AB0BE #8A96BE #988ABE

triadic

#8A96BE #BE8A96 #96BE8A

tetradic

#8A96BE #BE8AB0 #BEB28A #8ABE98

square

#8A96BE #BE8AB0 #BEB28A #8ABE98

split-complementary

#8A96BE #BE988A #B0BE8A

monochromatic

#495784 #6373A8 #8A96BE #B1B9D4 #D9DDEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#8A96BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.19

#8A96BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A96BE

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A96BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A96BE	1.00	2.92	7.19	7.19
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8695BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D9EA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a96be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 150, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.061 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adb4d1',
    500: '#8a96be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a96be;
$custom-light: #adb4d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a96be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.154,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67798,
    "c": 0.06087,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.30934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A96BE

secondary

#DBD7C9

accent

#8F3EA7

background

#FAFBFC

surface

#F4F6F9

border

#CED0D2

text

#101114

muted

#7F8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A96BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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