#8E8AEF#8E8AEF
#8E8AEF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.146 H 283.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, 25.85, -50.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 56.69, 297.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% 0.0344 -0.1423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.146 283.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8193, 30.1583, 85.5785) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.48
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 1.62
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.30
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.78
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.45
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E8AEF #EBEF8A
analogous
#8AB9EF #8E8AEF #C18AEF
triadic
#8E8AEF #EF8E8A #8AEF8E
tetradic
#8E8AEF #EF8AB9 #EBEF8A #8AEFC1
square
#8E8AEF #EF8AB9 #EBEF8A #8AEFC1
split-complementary
#8E8AEF #EFC18A #B9EF8A
monochromatic
#261FE0 #5A54E8 #8E8AEF #C2C0F6 #E5E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#8E8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#8E8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8E8AEF
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E8AEF | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6699F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6292ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#719EB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.146 283.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3acf5',
500: '#8e8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e8aef; $custom-light: #b3acf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.376,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68068,
"c": 0.14645,
"h": 283.6
},
"luminance": 0.3016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E8AEF
secondary
#F2F3D8
accent
#D80DD0
background
#FBFAFF
surface
#F6F4FE
border
#D0CED6
text
#111017
muted
#807F85