#8C8AEE#8C8AEE
#8C8AEE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.145 H 282.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C8AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 138, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.2%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.59, 25.08, -50.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.59, 56.14, 296.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.86% 0.032 -0.1417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.86% 0.145 282.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3318, 29.9240, 84.7866) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.49
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.63
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.47
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.68
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.20
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C8AEE #ECEE8A
analogous
#8ABAEE #8C8AEE #BE8AEE
triadic
#8C8AEE #EE8C8A #8AEE8C
tetradic
#8C8AEE #EE8ABA #ECEE8A #8AEEBE
square
#8C8AEE #EE8ABA #ECEE8A #8AEEBE
split-complementary
#8C8AEE #EEBE8A #BAEE8A
monochromatic
#2420DD #5755E6 #8C8AEE #C1BFF6 #E5E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#8C8AEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#8C8AEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8C8AEE
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C8AEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C8AEE | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6698F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6191EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E9EB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c8aee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 138, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.145 282.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2acf4',
500: '#8c8aee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c8aee; $custom-light: #b2acf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c8aee",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 138,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.2,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6786,
"c": 0.14531,
"h": 282.7
},
"luminance": 0.29925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C8AEE
secondary
#F2F3D8
accent
#D70FD3
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85