#8A9DEB#8A9DEB

#8A9DEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.116 H 272.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A9DEB
RGB	rgb(138, 157, 235)
HSL	hsl(228, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(228, 41%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.15, 12.73, -41.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.15, 43.32, 287.10°)
OKLab	oklab(71.27% 0.0055 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(71.27% 0.116 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.5290, 35.5135, 83.4585)
Luminance	0.3552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A9DEB #EBD88A

analogous

#8ACEEB #8A9DEB #A78AEB

triadic

#8A9DEB #EB8A9D #9DEB8A

tetradic

#8A9DEB #EB8ACE #EBD88A #8AEBA7

square

#8A9DEB #EB8ACE #EBD88A #8AEBA7

split-complementary

#8A9DEB #EBA78A #CEEB8A

monochromatic

#2547D6 #5671E2 #8A9DEB #BEC9F4 #E5E9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#8A9DEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.10

#8A9DEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8A9DEB

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A9DEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A9DEB	1.00	2.59	8.10	8.10
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82A5EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A9DE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6AADB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a9deb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 157, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.116 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0b9f1',
    500: '#8a9deb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a9deb;
$custom-light: #b0b9f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a9deb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.247,
    "s": 70.803,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71274,
    "c": 0.11618,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A9DEB

secondary

#F2EDD9

accent

#AD13D3

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FD

border

#D0D0D5

text

#111117

muted

#808085

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A9DEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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