#8A96DD#8A96DD

#8A96DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.105 H 276.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A96DD
RGB	rgb(138, 150, 221)
HSL	hsl(231, 55%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(231, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 32.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.70, 12.91, -37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.70, 39.66, 288.99°)
OKLab	oklab(69.18% 0.0109 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(69.18% 0.105 276)
XYZ	xyz(34.4349, 32.4350, 72.8388)
Luminance	0.3244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A96DD #DDD18A

analogous

#8AC0DD #8A96DD #A78ADD

triadic

#8A96DD #DD8A96 #96DD8A

tetradic

#8A96DD #DD8AC0 #DDD18A #8ADDA7

square

#8A96DD #DD8AC0 #DDD18A #8ADDA7

split-complementary

#8A96DD #DDA78A #C0DD8A

monochromatic

#3548B7 #5B6BCF #8A96DD #B9C1EB #E7EAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#8A96DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.49

#8A96DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A96DD

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A96DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A96DD	1.00	2.80	7.49	7.49
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F9EE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7997DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71A4B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a96dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 150, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.105 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afb4e8',
    500: '#8a96dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a96dd;
$custom-light: #afb4e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a96dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.325,
    "s": 54.967,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69181,
    "c": 0.10535,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.32436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A96DD

secondary

#EDE9D6

accent

#AB23C2

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F6FC

border

#CFD0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A96DD

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

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