#8C97FF#8C97FF
#8C97FF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.151 H 277.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C97FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 151, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 22.35, -53.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 57.57, 292.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.27% 0.0191 -0.1499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.27% 0.151 277.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9263, 34.9266, 99.2261) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 0.94
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.59
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.02
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.49
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.66
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C97FF #FFF48C
analogous
#8CD0FF #8C97FF #BB8CFF
triadic
#8C97FF #FF8C97 #97FF8C
tetradic
#8C97FF #FF8CD0 #FFF48C #8CFFBB
square
#8C97FF #FF8CD0 #FFF48C #8CFFBB
split-complementary
#8C97FF #FFBB8C #D0FF8C
monochromatic
#1228FF #4F60FF #8C97FF #C9CEFF #E0E3FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#8C97FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#8C97FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8C97FF
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C97FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C97FF | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70A4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#679BFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64ACBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c97ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 151, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.151 277.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3b5ff',
500: '#8c97ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c97ff; $custom-light: #b3b5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c97ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 151,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.261,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71269,
"c": 0.15117,
"h": 277.3
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C97FF
secondary
#F7F4D4
accent
#D000E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F6F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#111118
muted
#808086