#8C9DFD#8C9DFD
#8C9DFD is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.141 H 274.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C9DFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 157, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 97%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 45%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.7%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.11, 18.31, -49.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.11, 52.99, 290.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% 0.0116 -0.1402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.141 274.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5963, 36.7791, 97.8694) |
| Luminance | 0.3678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 1.65
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.36
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.43
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.35
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 8.13
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C9DFD #FDEC8C
analogous
#8CD6FD #8C9DFD #B38CFD
triadic
#8C9DFD #FD8C9D #9DFD8C
tetradic
#8C9DFD #FD8CD6 #FDEC8C #8CFDB3
square
#8C9DFD #FD8CD6 #FDEC8C #8CFDB3
split-complementary
#8C9DFD #FDB38C #D6FD8C
monochromatic
#1436FB #506AFC #8C9DFD #C8D0FE #E1E5FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#8C9DFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#8C9DFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8C9DFD
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C9DFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C9DFD | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7AA8FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#709FFB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B1C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c9dfd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 157, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.141 274.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2b9fe',
500: '#8c9dfd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c9dfd; $custom-light: #b2b9fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c9dfd",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 157,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.973,
"s": 96.581,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72324,
"c": 0.14067,
"h": 274.7
},
"luminance": 0.36781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C9DFD
secondary
#F7F2D4
accent
#C300E6
background
#FBFBFF
surface
#F6F6FF
border
#D0D0D7
text
#111118
muted
#808086