#8E88ED#8E88ED
#8E88ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.147 H 284.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E88ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 136, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.20, 26.46, -50.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.20, 56.82, 297.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.58% 0.0366 -0.1419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.58% 0.147 284.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2412, 29.4722, 83.9362) |
| Luminance | 0.2947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.64
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.82
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.11
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.45
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.30
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E88ED #E7ED88
analogous
#88B4ED #8E88ED #C088ED
triadic
#8E88ED #ED8E88 #88ED8E
tetradic
#8E88ED #ED88B4 #E7ED88 #88EDC0
square
#8E88ED #ED88B4 #E7ED88 #88EDC0
split-complementary
#8E88ED #EDC088 #B4ED88
monochromatic
#2C21DA #5C53E5 #8E88ED #C0BDF5 #E6E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#8E88ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#8E88ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E88ED
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E88ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E88ED | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6497F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6091EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#729CAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e88ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 136, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.147 284.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3aaf3',
500: '#8e88ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e88ed; $custom-light: #b3aaf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e88ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 136,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.564,
"s": 73.723,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67583,
"c": 0.14652,
"h": 284.5
},
"luminance": 0.29474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E88ED
secondary
#F1F3D8
accent
#D610CA
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85