#8B8BDA#8B8BDA

#8B8BDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.116 H 282.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B8BDA
RGB	rgb(139, 139, 218)
HSL	hsl(240, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(240, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.80, 18.74, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.80, 44.51, 294.90°)
OKLab	oklab(66.92% 0.0257 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(66.92% 0.116 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.5314, 29.0151, 70.2025)
Luminance	0.2902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B8BDA #DADA8B

analogous

#8BB2DA #8B8BDA #B28BDA

triadic

#8B8BDA #DA8B8B #8BDA8B

tetradic

#8B8BDA #DA8BB3 #DADA8B #8BDAB3

square

#8B8BDA #DA8BB3 #DADA8B #8BDAB3

split-complementary

#8B8BDA #DAB38B #B3DA8B

monochromatic

#3939B2 #5D5DCB #8B8BDA #B9B9E9 #E8E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#8B8BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#8B8BDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B8BDA

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B8BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B8BDA	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7295DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E90D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#759AA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b8bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 139, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.116 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aface6',
    500: '#8b8bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b8bda;
$custom-light: #aface6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b8bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 51.634,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66918,
    "c": 0.11597,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.29016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B8BDA

secondary

#EBEBD5

accent

#BF26BF

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#111016

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B8BDA

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

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