#8A99E2#8A99E2
#8A99E2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.109 H 274.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A99E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 153, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 32.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.70, 12.54, -38.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.70, 40.68, 287.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.03% 0.0083 -0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.03% 0.109 274.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5959, 33.6752, 76.5612) |
| Luminance | 0.3368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 3.48
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.89
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.48
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.58
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.71
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A99E2 #E2D38A
analogous
#8AC5E2 #8A99E2 #A78AE2
triadic
#8A99E2 #E28A99 #99E28A
tetradic
#8A99E2 #E28AC5 #E2D38A #8AE2A7
square
#8A99E2 #E28AC5 #E2D38A #8AE2A7
split-complementary
#8A99E2 #E2A78A #C5E28A
monochromatic
#3049C2 #596ED6 #8A99E2 #BBC4EE #E6EAF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#8A99E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#8A99E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A99E2
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A99E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A99E2 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A1E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A9AE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FA7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a99e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 153, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.109 274.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb6eb',
500: '#8a99e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a99e2; $custom-light: #afb6eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a99e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 153,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.773,
"s": 60.274,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70028,
"c": 0.10857,
"h": 274.4
},
"luminance": 0.33677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A99E2
secondary
#EFEBD8
accent
#AB1EC8
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084