#8E8AEB#8E8AEB
#8E8AEB is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.141 H 283.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E8AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 138, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.59, 24.75, -48.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.59, 54.50, 297.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.85% 0.0337 -0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.85% 0.141 283.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2349, 29.9246, 82.5007) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 0.95
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.19
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.76
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.00
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.67
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E8AEB #E7EB8A
analogous
#8AB6EB #8E8AEB #BE8AEB
triadic
#8E8AEB #EB8E8A #8AEB8E
tetradic
#8E8AEB #EB8AB6 #E7EB8A #8AEBBE
square
#8E8AEB #EB8AB6 #E7EB8A #8AEBBE
split-complementary
#8E8AEB #EBBE8A #B6EB8A
monochromatic
#2C25D6 #5C56E2 #8E8AEB #C0BEF4 #E6E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#8E8AEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#8E8AEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E8AEB
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E8AEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E8AEB | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6898EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6492E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#739DAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e8aeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 138, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.141 283.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3acf2',
500: '#8e8aeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e8aeb; $custom-light: #b3acf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e8aeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 138,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.474,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67849,
"c": 0.14092,
"h": 283.9
},
"luminance": 0.29926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E8AEB
secondary
#F1F2D9
accent
#D313CB
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111017
muted
#807F85