#8B9CD2#8B9CD2

#8B9CD2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.082 H 270.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8B9CD2
RGBrgb(139, 156, 210)
HSLhsl(226, 44%, 68%)
HSVhsv(226, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(33.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LABlab(64.90, 6.82, -29.53)
CIE-LCHlch(64.90, 30.31, 283.00°)
OKLaboklab(69.98% 0.001 -0.0819)
OKLCHoklch(69.98% 0.082 270.7)
XYZxyz(34.1654, 33.9177, 65.7069)
Luminance0.3392 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8B9CD2 #D2C18B
analogous
#8BBFD2 #8B9CD2 #9D8BD2
triadic
#8B9CD2 #D28B9C #9CD28B
tetradic
#8B9CD2 #D28BBF #D2C18B #8BD29D
square
#8B9CD2 #D28BBF #D2C18B #8BD29D
split-complementary
#8B9CD2 #D29D8B #BFD28B
monochromatic
#3F57A3 #5F76C1 #8B9CD2 #B7C2E3 #E3E7F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70
#8B9CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78
#8B9CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8B9CD2
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8B9CD2#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##8B9CD21.002.707.787.78
#FFFFFF2.701.0021.0021.00
#0000007.7821.001.001.00
##0000007.7821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA1D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859BD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77A7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8b9cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 156, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.082 270.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afb9e0',
    500: '#8b9cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8b9cd2;
$custom-light: #afb9e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8b9cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.634,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69976,
    "c": 0.08189,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.33919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8B9CD2
secondary
#E7E2D2
accent
#962EB7
background
#FAFBFD
surface
#F5F6FB
border
#CFD0D4
text
#101115
muted
#7F8083

Preview Lab

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#8B9CD2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva