#8B91EF#8B91EF
#8B91EF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.137 H 279.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B91EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 145, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.32, 21.04, -48.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.32, 52.45, 293.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.18% 0.0224 -0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.18% 0.137 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3482, 31.9701, 85.9003) |
| Luminance | 0.3197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.47
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.65
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.18
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.33
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.21
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B91EF #EFE98B
analogous
#8BC3EF #8B91EF #B78BEF
triadic
#8B91EF #EF8B91 #91EF8B
tetradic
#8B91EF #EF8BC3 #EFE98B #8BEFB7
square
#8B91EF #EF8BC3 #EFE98B #8BEFB7
split-complementary
#8B91EF #EFB78B #C3EF8B
monochromatic
#1F2BE0 #555EE8 #8B91EF #C1C4F6 #E4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#8B91EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#8B91EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B91EF
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B91EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B91EF | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#709DF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6996ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BA4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b91ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 145, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.137 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1b1f4',
500: '#8b91ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b91ef; $custom-light: #b1b1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b91ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 145,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.4,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69177,
"c": 0.13722,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.31972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B91EF
secondary
#F3F1D8
accent
#CC0ED8
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85