#8A98EE#8A98EE
#8A98EE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.127 H 275.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A98EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 152, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 36.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.99, 16.45, -44.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.99, 47.79, 290.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.43% 0.0124 -0.1261) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.43% 0.127 275.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1374, 34.0310, 85.4842) |
| Luminance | 0.3403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 1.86
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.55
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.39
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.27
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.33
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A98EE #EEE08A
analogous
#8ACAEE #8A98EE #AE8AEE
triadic
#8A98EE #EE8A98 #98EE8A
tetradic
#8A98EE #EE8ACA #EEE08A #8AEEAE
square
#8A98EE #EE8ACA #EEE08A #8AEEAE
split-complementary
#8A98EE #EEAE8A #CAEE8A
monochromatic
#203BDD #5569E6 #8A98EE #BFC7F6 #E4E7FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#8A98EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#8A98EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A98EE
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A98EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A98EE | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7AA2F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#729AEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69A9B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a98ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 152, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.127 275.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b6f4',
500: '#8a98ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a98ee; $custom-light: #b0b6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a98ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 152,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.6,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70425,
"c": 0.12674,
"h": 275.6
},
"luminance": 0.34033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A98EE
secondary
#F3EFD8
accent
#BB0FD7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085