#8A9DBB#8A9DBB
#8A9DBB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.049 H 259.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A9DBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 157, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 16%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, 0.15, -17.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 17.71, 270.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.17% -0.009 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.17% 0.049 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5054, 33.1041, 51.7338) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.64
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 7.18
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.44
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.70
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.70
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A9DBB #BBA88A
analogous
#8AB5BB #8A9DBB #8F8ABB
triadic
#8A9DBB #BB8A9D #9DBB8A
tetradic
#8A9DBB #BB8AB5 #BBA88A #8ABB8F
square
#8A9DBB #BB8AB5 #BBA88A #8ABB8F
split-complementary
#8A9DBB #BB8F8A #B5BB8A
monochromatic
#4A5F80 #637DA5 #8A9DBB #B1BDD1 #D7DEE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#8A9DBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#8A9DBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8A9DBB
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A9DBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A9DBB | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939EBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7DA3A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a9dbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 157, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.049 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adb9cf',
500: '#8a9dbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a9dbb; $custom-light: #adb9cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a9dbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 157,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.735,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69166,
"c": 0.0493,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.33105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A9DBB
secondary
#D9D2C8
accent
#7E40A5
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#101113
muted
#7F8082