#8A96EF#8A96EF
#8A96EF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.131 H 276.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A96EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 150, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.52, 17.89, -46.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.52, 49.50, 291.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% 0.0151 -0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.131 276.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9629, 33.4462, 86.1528) |
| Luminance | 0.3345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 1.77
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.98
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.73
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.88
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.12
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A96EF #EFE38A
analogous
#8AC9EF #8A96EF #B18AEF
triadic
#8A96EF #EF8A96 #96EF8A
tetradic
#8A96EF #EF8AC9 #EFE38A #8AEFB1
square
#8A96EF #EF8AC9 #EFE38A #8AEFB1
split-complementary
#8A96EF #EFB18A #C9EF8A
monochromatic
#1F36E0 #5466E8 #8A96EF #C0C6F6 #E4E7FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#8A96EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#8A96EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A96EF
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A96EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A96EF | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77A1F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F99ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69A8B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a96ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 150, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.131 276.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b4f4',
500: '#8a96ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a96ef; $custom-light: #b0b4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a96ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 150,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.871,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70082,
"c": 0.13075,
"h": 276.6
},
"luminance": 0.33448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A96EF
secondary
#F3F0D8
accent
#C00DD8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085