#8A99EB#8A99EB
#8A99EB is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.121 H 275.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A99EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 153, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.11, 15.03, -43.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.11, 45.58, 289.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.47% 0.0105 -0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.47% 0.121 275) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8633, 34.1822, 83.2366) |
| Luminance | 0.3418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.29
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.80
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.85
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.28
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.40
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A99EB #EBDC8A
analogous
#8AC9EB #8A99EB #AB8AEB
triadic
#8A99EB #EB8A99 #99EB8A
tetradic
#8A99EB #EB8AC9 #EBDC8A #8AEBAB
square
#8A99EB #EB8AC9 #EBDC8A #8AEBAB
split-complementary
#8A99EB #EBAB8A #C9EB8A
monochromatic
#2540D6 #566BE2 #8A99EB #BEC7F4 #E5E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#8A99EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#8A99EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A99EB
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A99EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A99EB | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7DA2EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#759AE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a99eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 153, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.121 275.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b6f2',
500: '#8a99eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a99eb; $custom-light: #b0b6f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a99eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 153,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.722,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70472,
"c": 0.12125,
"h": 275
},
"luminance": 0.34184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A99EB
secondary
#F2EED9
accent
#B513D3
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085