#8A9BED#8A9BED
#8A9BED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.121 H 274.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A9BED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 155, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 14.44, -43.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 45.53, 288.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0085 -0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.122 274) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4840, 34.9586, 84.8769) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.31
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.46
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.35
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.04
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.56
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A9BED #EDDC8A
analogous
#8ACCED #8A9BED #AA8AED
triadic
#8A9BED #ED8A9B #9BED8A
tetradic
#8A9BED #ED8ACC #EDDC8A #8AEDAA
square
#8A9BED #ED8ACC #EDDC8A #8AEDAA
split-complementary
#8A9BED #EDAA8A #CCED8A
monochromatic
#2241DB #556EE5 #8A9BED #BFC8F5 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#8A9BED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#8A9BED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A9BED
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A9BED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A9BED | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7EA4F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#769CEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69ACB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a9bed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 155, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.121 274.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b8f3',
500: '#8a9bed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a9bed; $custom-light: #b0b8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a9bed",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 155,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.697,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70972,
"c": 0.1215,
"h": 274
},
"luminance": 0.3496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A9BED
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B410D5
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085