#8A9BEC#8A9BEC
#8A9BEC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.120 H 273.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A9BEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 155, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 14.16, -42.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 44.98, 288.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.92% 0.0082 -0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.92% 0.12 273.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3383, 34.9003, 84.1096) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.42
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.45
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.40
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.06
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.58
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A9BEC #ECDB8A
analogous
#8ACCEC #8A9BEC #AA8AEC
triadic
#8A9BEC #EC8A9B #9BEC8A
tetradic
#8A9BEC #EC8ACC #ECDB8A #8AECAA
square
#8A9BEC #EC8ACC #ECDB8A #8AECAA
split-complementary
#8A9BEC #ECAA8A #CCEC8A
monochromatic
#2343D8 #556EE3 #8A9BEC #BFC8F5 #E5E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#8A9BEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#8A9BEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A9BEC
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A9BEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A9BEC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7FA4EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#779CEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AABB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a9bec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 155, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.120 273.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b8f2',
500: '#8a9bec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a9bec; $custom-light: #b0b8f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a9bec",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 155,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.592,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70922,
"c": 0.12009,
"h": 273.9
},
"luminance": 0.34902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A9BEC
secondary
#F2EED9
accent
#B211D4
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085