#8A97DF#8A97DF

#8A97DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.107 H 275.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A97DF
RGB	rgb(138, 151, 223)
HSL	hsl(231, 57%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(231, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 32.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.05, 12.87, -38.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.05, 40.18, 288.69°)
OKLab	oklab(69.48% 0.0101 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(69.48% 0.107 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(34.8632, 32.8627, 74.3039)
Luminance	0.3286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A97DF #DFD28A

analogous

#8AC1DF #8A97DF #A78ADF

triadic

#8A97DF #DF8A97 #97DF8A

tetradic

#8A97DF #DF8AC1 #DFD28A #8ADFA7

square

#8A97DF #DF8AC1 #DFD28A #8ADFA7

split-complementary

#8A97DF #DFA78A #C1DF8A

monochromatic

#3348BB #5A6CD2 #8A97DF #BAC2EC #E7EAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.77

#8A97DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.57

#8A97DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A97DF

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A97DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A97DF	1.00	2.77	7.57	7.57
#FFFFFF	2.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F9FE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7998DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70A5B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a97df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 151, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.107 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afb5e9',
    500: '#8a97df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a97df;
$custom-light: #afb5e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a97df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.824,
    "s": 57.047,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69479,
    "c": 0.10689,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.32864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A97DF

secondary

#EEEAD7

accent

#AC21C5

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111116

muted

#808084

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A97DF

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

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