#8B8DDA#8B8DDA

#8B8DDA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.113 H 281.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B8DDA
RGB	rgb(139, 141, 218)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(238, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 35.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.31, 17.57, -39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.31, 43.30, 293.95°)
OKLab	oklab(67.31% 0.0231 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(67.31% 0.113 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.8237, 29.5995, 70.2999)
Luminance	0.2960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B8DDA #DAD88B

analogous

#8BB5DA #8B8DDA #B08BDA

triadic

#8B8DDA #DA8B8D #8DDA8B

tetradic

#8B8DDA #DA8BB5 #DAD88B #8BDAB0

square

#8B8DDA #DA8BB5 #DAD88B #8BDAB0

split-complementary

#8B8DDA #DAB08B #B5DA8B

monochromatic

#393CB2 #5D5FCB #8B8DDA #B9BBE9 #E8E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#8B8DDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#8B8DDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8B8DDA

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B8DDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8B8DDA	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7497DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7191D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#759CA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b8dda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 141, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.113 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afaee6',
    500: '#8b8dda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b8dda;
$custom-light: #afaee6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b8dda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.481,
    "s": 51.634,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67311,
    "c": 0.11313,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.29601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B8DDA

secondary

#EBEBD5

accent

#BB26BF

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#111016

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B8DDA

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

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