#8B8BF6#8B8BF6
#8B8BF6 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.155 H 281.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B8BF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 139, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 86%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 43%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 43.5%, 0%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, 26.51, -53.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 59.90, 296.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.42% 0.0309 -0.152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.42% 0.155 281.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5097, 30.6064, 91.1548) |
| Luminance | 0.3061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 0.98
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.59
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.16
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.09
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.94
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B8BF6 #F6F68B
analogous
#8BC0F6 #8B8BF6 #C08BF6
triadic
#8B8BF6 #F68B8B #8BF68B
tetradic
#8B8BF6 #F68BC0 #F6F68B #8BF6C0
square
#8B8BF6 #F68BC0 #F6F68B #8BF6C0
split-complementary
#8B8BF6 #F6C08B #C0F68B
monochromatic
#1919ED #5252F2 #8B8BF6 #C4C4FA #E3E3FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#8B8BF6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#8B8BF6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B8BF6
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B8BF6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B8BF6 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#629AFA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C93F4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68A1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b8bf6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 139, 246); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.155 281.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2acfa',
500: '#8b8bf6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b8bf6; $custom-light: #b2acfa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b8bf6",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 139,
"b": 246
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 85.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6842,
"c": 0.15507,
"h": 281.5
},
"luminance": 0.30608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B8BF6
secondary
#F5F5D6
accent
#E203E2
background
#FBFAFF
surface
#F6F4FF
border
#D0CED7
text
#111017
muted
#807F85