#8B8EE2#8B8EE2
#8B8EE2 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.123 H 281.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B8EE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 142, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.93, 19.17, -43.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.93, 47.12, 294.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.91% 0.0236 -0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.91% 0.123 281) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0440, 30.3246, 75.9962) |
| Luminance | 0.3033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.45
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.92
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.56
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.80
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.77
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B8EE2 #E2DF8B
analogous
#8BBAE2 #8B8EE2 #B48BE2
triadic
#8B8EE2 #E28B8E #8EE28B
tetradic
#8B8EE2 #E28BBA #E2DF8B #8BE2B4
square
#8B8EE2 #E28BBA #E2DF8B #8BE2B4
split-complementary
#8B8EE2 #E2B48B #BAE28B
monochromatic
#3136C2 #5A5ED6 #8B8EE2 #BCBEEE #E7E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#8B8EE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#8B8EE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B8EE2
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B8EE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B8EE2 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7299E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D93E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#729EAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b8ee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 142, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.123 281.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0afeb',
500: '#8b8ee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b8ee2; $custom-light: #b0afeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b8ee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 142,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.931,
"s": 60,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67913,
"c": 0.12308,
"h": 281
},
"luminance": 0.30326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B8EE2
secondary
#F0EFD9
accent
#C21EC8
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84