#8A97E8#8A97E8
#8A97E8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.120 H 275.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A97E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 151, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 34.9%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.45, 15.35, -42.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.45, 45.10, 289.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% 0.0123 -0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.12 275.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1090, 33.3610, 80.8650) |
| Luminance | 0.3336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.61
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.16
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.46
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.33
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.60
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A97E8 #E8DB8A
analogous
#8AC6E8 #8A97E8 #AC8AE8
triadic
#8A97E8 #E88A97 #97E88A
tetradic
#8A97E8 #E88AC6 #E8DB8A #8AE8AC
square
#8A97E8 #E88AC6 #E8DB8A #8AE8AC
split-complementary
#8A97E8 #E8AC8A #C6E88A
monochromatic
#2940CF #576ADE #8A97E8 #BDC4F2 #E5E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#8A97E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#8A97E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A97E8
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A97E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A97E8 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BA0EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7499E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CA7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a97e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 151, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.120 275.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b5ef',
500: '#8a97e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a97e8; $custom-light: #b0b5ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a97e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 151,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.702,
"s": 67.143,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69922,
"c": 0.11962,
"h": 275.9
},
"luminance": 0.33363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A97E8
secondary
#F1EEDA
accent
#B616CF
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084