#8A99EA#8A99EA
#8A99EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.120 H 274.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A99EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 153, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 34.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.06, 14.76, -42.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.06, 45.04, 289.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% 0.0103 -0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.12 274.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7193, 34.1245, 82.4779) |
| Luminance | 0.3413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.42
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.91
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.30
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.43
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A99EA #EADB8A
analogous
#8AC9EA #8A99EA #AB8AEA
triadic
#8A99EA #EA8A99 #99EA8A
tetradic
#8A99EA #EA8AC9 #EADB8A #8AEAAB
square
#8A99EA #EA8AC9 #EADB8A #8AEAAB
split-complementary
#8A99EA #EAAB8A #C9EA8A
monochromatic
#2641D4 #566CE1 #8A99EA #BEC6F3 #E5E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#8A99EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#8A99EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A99EA
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A99EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A99EA | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7DA2ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#769AE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a99ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 153, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.120 274.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b6f1',
500: '#8a99ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a99ea; $custom-light: #b0b6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a99ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 153,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.625,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70422,
"c": 0.11984,
"h": 274.9
},
"luminance": 0.34126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A99EA
secondary
#F2EED9
accent
#B414D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085