#8D99EA#8D99EA
#8D99EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.119 H 276.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D99EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 153, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 34.6%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.27, 15.53, -42.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.27, 44.98, 290.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.63% 0.0134 -0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.63% 0.119 276.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2226, 34.3841, 82.5015) |
| Luminance | 0.3439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.36
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.39
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.75
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.86
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.97
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D99EA #EADE8D
analogous
#8DC7EA #8D99EA #AF8DEA
triadic
#8D99EA #EA8D99 #99EA8D
tetradic
#8D99EA #EA8DC7 #EADE8D #8DEAAF
square
#8D99EA #EA8DC7 #EADE8D #8DEAAF
split-complementary
#8D99EA #EAAF8D #C7EA8D
monochromatic
#273ED5 #596BE0 #8D99EA #C1C7F4 #E5E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#8D99EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#8D99EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8D99EA
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D99EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D99EA | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7EA2ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#779BE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70A9B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d99ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 153, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.119 276.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2b6f1',
500: '#8d99ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d99ea; $custom-light: #b2b6f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d99ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 153,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.258,
"s": 68.889,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70632,
"c": 0.11913,
"h": 276.5
},
"luminance": 0.34386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D99EA
secondary
#F2EFD9
accent
#B915D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085