#8B8CE8#8B8CE8
#8B8CE8 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.134 H 281.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B8CE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 140, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 39.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.71, 21.99, -46.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.71, 51.63, 295.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.84% 0.0273 -0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.84% 0.134 281.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5868, 30.0699, 80.3100) |
| Luminance | 0.3007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 0.97
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.74
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.45
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.63
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.60
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B8CE8 #E8E78B
analogous
#8BBAE8 #8B8CE8 #B98BE8
triadic
#8B8CE8 #E88B8C #8CE88B
tetradic
#8B8CE8 #E88BBA #E8E78B #8BE8B9
square
#8B8CE8 #E88BBA #E8E78B #8BE8B9
split-complementary
#8B8CE8 #E8B98B #BAE88B
monochromatic
#292BCF #5859DE #8B8CE8 #BEBFF2 #E5E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#8B8CE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#8B8CE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B8CE8
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B8CE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B8CE8 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C98EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6792E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F9EAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b8ce8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 140, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.134 281.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0adf0',
500: '#8b8ce8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b8ce8; $custom-light: #b0adf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b8ce8",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 140,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.355,
"s": 66.906,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6784,
"c": 0.13431,
"h": 281.7
},
"luminance": 0.30071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B8CE8
secondary
#F1F1DA
accent
#CD17CF
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84