#8A9BEE#8A9BEE
#8A9BEE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.123 H 274.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A9BEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 155, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, 14.72, -43.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 46.07, 288.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.02% 0.0087 -0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.02% 0.123 274.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6305, 35.0172, 85.6485) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.20
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.31
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.02
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.55
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A9BEE #EEDD8A
analogous
#8ACDEE #8A9BEE #AB8AEE
triadic
#8A9BEE #EE8A9B #9BEE8A
tetradic
#8A9BEE #EE8ACD #EEDD8A #8AEEAB
square
#8A9BEE #EE8ACD #EEDD8A #8AEEAB
split-complementary
#8A9BEE #EEAB8A #CDEE8A
monochromatic
#2040DD #556DE6 #8A9BEE #BFC9F6 #E4E8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#8A9BEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#8A9BEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A9BEE
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A9BEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A9BEE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7EA4F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#769CEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69ACB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a9bee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 155, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.123 274.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b8f4',
500: '#8a9bee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a9bee; $custom-light: #b0b8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a9bee",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 155,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.8,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71022,
"c": 0.12289,
"h": 274.1
},
"luminance": 0.35019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A9BEE
secondary
#F3EED8
accent
#B50FD7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085