#8A97BD#8A97BD
#8A97BD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.058 H 270.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A97BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 151, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.68, 4.02, -21.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.68, 21.58, 280.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% 0.0001 -0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.058 270.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7307, 31.2097, 52.5392) |
| Luminance | 0.3121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.34
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.88
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 9.12
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.29
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 10.20
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A97BD #BDB08A
analogous
#8AB1BD #8A97BD #978ABD
triadic
#8A97BD #BD8A97 #97BD8A
tetradic
#8A97BD #BD8AB1 #BDB08A #8ABD97
square
#8A97BD #BD8AB1 #BDB08A #8ABD97
split-complementary
#8A97BD #BD978A #B1BD8A
monochromatic
#4A5883 #6374A7 #8A97BD #B1BAD3 #D8DDE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#8A97BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#8A97BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A97BD
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A97BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A97BD | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9ABF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8796BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D9EA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a97bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 151, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.058 270.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adb5d1',
500: '#8a97bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a97bd; $custom-light: #adb5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a97bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 151,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.706,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67968,
"c": 0.05825,
"h": 270.1
},
"luminance": 0.31211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A97BD
secondary
#DAD6C9
accent
#8C3FA6
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#101114
muted
#7F8082