#8B97FA#8B97FA
#8B97FA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.144 H 276.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B97FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 151, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 92%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 44%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.38, 20.68, -50.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.38, 54.88, 292.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.93% 0.0172 -0.1435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.93% 0.145 276.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9641, 34.5223, 95.0343) |
| Luminance | 0.3452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 0.81
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.65
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.74
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.67
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.39
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B97FA #FAEE8B
analogous
#8BCFFA #8B97FA #B78BFA
triadic
#8B97FA #FA8B97 #97FA8B
tetradic
#8B97FA #FA8BCF #FAEE8B #8BFAB7
square
#8B97FA #FA8BCF #FAEE8B #8BFAB7
split-complementary
#8B97FA #FAB78B #CFFA8B
monochromatic
#162EF5 #5062F7 #8B97FA #C6CCFD #E2E5FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#8B97FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#8B97FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B97FA
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B97FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B97FA | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72A3FE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A9BF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#65ABBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b97fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 151, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.144 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2b5fc',
500: '#8b97fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b97fa; $custom-light: #b2b5fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b97fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 151,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.514,
"s": 91.736,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70928,
"c": 0.1445,
"h": 276.8
},
"luminance": 0.34524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B97FA
secondary
#F6F2D5
accent
#CD00E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F6F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#111117
muted
#808085