#8A96BF#8A96BF

#8A96BF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.062 H 272.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A96BF
RGB	rgb(138, 150, 191)
HSL	hsl(226, 29%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(226, 28%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.49, 5.08, -22.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.49, 23.19, 282.65°)
OKLab	oklab(67.84% 0.0021 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(67.84% 0.062 272)
XYZ	xyz(30.7890, 30.9766, 53.6370)
Luminance	0.3098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A96BF #BFB38A

analogous

#8AB1BF #8A96BF #998ABF

triadic

#8A96BF #BF8A96 #96BF8A

tetradic

#8A96BF #BF8AB1 #BFB38A #8ABF99

square

#8A96BF #BF8AB1 #BFB38A #8ABF99

split-complementary

#8A96BF #BF998A #B1BF8A

monochromatic

#495786 #6272A9 #8A96BF #B2BAD5 #D9DDEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#8A96BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.20

#8A96BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A96BF

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A96BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A96BF	1.00	2.92	7.20	7.20
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8695BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C9EA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a96bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 150, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.062 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adb4d2',
    500: '#8a96bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a96bf;
$custom-light: #adb4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a96bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.415,
    "s": 29.282,
    "l": 64.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67839,
    "c": 0.0623,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.30978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A96BF

secondary

#DCD7C9

accent

#903EA8

background

#FAFBFC

surface

#F4F6F9

border

#CED0D2

text

#101114

muted

#7F8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A96BF

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

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