#8B8EDE#8B8EDE
#8B8EDE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.117 H 281.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B8EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 142, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 56%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 37%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.4%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, 18.08, -41.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 44.91, 293.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.71% 0.0227 -0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.71% 0.117 281.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5015, 30.1077, 73.1393) |
| Luminance | 0.3011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.85
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.52
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.04
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.31
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 8.03
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B8EDE #DEDB8B
analogous
#8BB7DE #8B8EDE #B18BDE
triadic
#8B8EDE #DE8B8E #8EDE8B
tetradic
#8B8EDE #DE8BB7 #DEDB8B #8BDEB1
square
#8B8EDE #DE8BB7 #DEDB8B #8BDEB1
split-complementary
#8B8EDE #DEB18B #B7DE8B
monochromatic
#353ABA #5B60D0 #8B8EDE #BBBCEC #E7E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#8B8EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#8B8EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B8EDE
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B8EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B8EDE | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7498E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7092DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#739DAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b8ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 142, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.117 281.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0afe8',
500: '#8b8ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b8ede; $custom-light: #b0afe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b8ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 142,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.831,
"s": 55.705,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67709,
"c": 0.11742,
"h": 281.1
},
"luminance": 0.30109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B8EDE
secondary
#EEEDD7
accent
#BD22C3
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84