#8B97FF#8B97FF
#8B97FF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.151 H 276.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B97FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 151, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, 22.11, -53.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 57.58, 292.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.2% 0.0181 -0.1503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.2% 0.151 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7585, 34.8401, 99.2182) |
| Luminance | 0.3484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 1.06
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.67
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.13
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.58
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.50
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B97FF #FFF38B
analogous
#8BD1FF #8B97FF #B98BFF
triadic
#8B97FF #FF8B97 #97FF8B
tetradic
#8B97FF #FF8BD1 #FFF38B #8BFFB9
square
#8B97FF #FF8BD1 #FFF38B #8BFFB9
split-complementary
#8B97FF #FFB98B #D1FF8B
monochromatic
#1129FF #4E60FF #8B97FF #C8CEFF #E0E4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#8B97FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#8B97FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8B97FF
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B97FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B97FF | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6FA4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#669BFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62ADBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b97ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 151, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.151 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2b5ff',
500: '#8b97ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b97ff; $custom-light: #b2b5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b97ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 151,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.793,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.712,
"c": 0.15138,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.34842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B97FF
secondary
#F7F4D4
accent
#CE00E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F6F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#111118
muted
#808086