#8A96EB#8A96EB

#8A96EB is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.125 H 276.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A96EB
RGB	rgb(138, 150, 235)
HSL	hsl(233, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(233, 41%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 36.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.33, 16.77, -44.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.33, 47.32, 290.75°)
OKLab	oklab(69.88% 0.0143 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(69.88% 0.125 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(36.3785, 33.2124, 83.0750)
Luminance	0.3321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A96EB #EBDF8A

analogous

#8AC6EB #8A96EB #AE8AEB

triadic

#8A96EB #EB8A96 #96EB8A

tetradic

#8A96EB #EB8AC6 #EBDF8A #8AEBAE

square

#8A96EB #EB8AC6 #EBDF8A #8AEBAE

split-complementary

#8A96EB #EBAE8A #C6EB8A

monochromatic

#253BD6 #5667E2 #8A96EB #BEC5F4 #E5E8FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.75

#8A96EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.64

#8A96EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A96EB

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A96EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A96EB	1.00	2.75	7.64	7.64
#FFFFFF	2.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#79A0EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7198E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6BA7B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a96eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 150, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.125 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0b4f2',
    500: '#8a96eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a96eb;
$custom-light: #b0b4f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a96eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.577,
    "s": 70.803,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69875,
    "c": 0.12515,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.33214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A96EB

secondary

#F2EFD9

accent

#BB13D3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A96EB

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

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