#8A96DE#8A96DE

#8A96DE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.107 H 276.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A96DE
RGB	rgb(138, 150, 222)
HSL	hsl(231, 56%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(231, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.74, 13.18, -37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.74, 40.21, 289.13°)
OKLab	oklab(69.23% 0.0112 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(69.23% 0.107 276)
XYZ	xyz(34.5685, 32.4885, 73.5426)
Luminance	0.3249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A96DE #DED28A

analogous

#8AC0DE #8A96DE #A88ADE

triadic

#8A96DE #DE8A96 #96DE8A

tetradic

#8A96DE #DE8AC0 #DED28A #8ADEA8

square

#8A96DE #DE8AC0 #DED28A #8ADEA8

split-complementary

#8A96DE #DEA88A #C0DE8A

monochromatic

#3447B9 #5A6BD1 #8A96DE #BAC1EB #E7EAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#8A96DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.50

#8A96DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A96DE

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A96DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A96DE	1.00	2.80	7.50	7.50
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E9EE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7897DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71A4B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a96de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 150, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.107 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afb4e8',
    500: '#8a96de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a96de;
$custom-light: #afb4e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a96de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69229,
    "c": 0.10677,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.3249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A96DE

secondary

#EDEAD6

accent

#AC22C4

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F6FC

border

#CFD0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A96DE

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

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