#8E89CE#8E89CE
#8E89CE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.101 H 286.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E89CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 137, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 33%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.1%, 33.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.98, 17.57, -34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.98, 39.09, 296.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.17% 0.029 -0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.17% 0.101 286.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2386, 28.0976, 62.1581) |
| Luminance | 0.2810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.40
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.16
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.24
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.49
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.87
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E89CE #C9CE89
analogous
#89A7CE #8E89CE #B189CE
triadic
#8E89CE #CE8E89 #89CE8E
tetradic
#8E89CE #CE89A7 #C9CE89 #89CEB1
square
#8E89CE #CE89A7 #C9CE89 #89CEB1
split-complementary
#8E89CE #CEB189 #A7CE89
monochromatic
#47419C #655EBC #8E89CE #B7B4E0 #E1DFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#8E89CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#8E89CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E89CE
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E89CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E89CE | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7592D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E95A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e89ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 137, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.101 286.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1abdd',
500: '#8e89ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e89ce; $custom-light: #b1abdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e89ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 137,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.348,
"s": 41.317,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6617,
"c": 0.10147,
"h": 286.6
},
"luminance": 0.28098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E89CE
secondary
#E3E4CF
accent
#B431AB
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#111015
muted
#807F83