#8E95EA#8E95EA
#8E95EA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.124 H 279.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E95EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 149, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 69%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 39%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, 18.09, -43.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 47.31, 292.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% 0.0196 -0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.124 279.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7497, 33.1847, 82.2949) |
| Luminance | 0.3319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.59
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.00
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.60
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.68
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.98
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E95EA #EAE38E
analogous
#8EC3EA #8E95EA #B58EEA
triadic
#8E95EA #EA8E95 #95EA8E
tetradic
#8E95EA #EA8EC3 #EAE38E #8EEAB5
square
#8E95EA #EA8EC3 #EAE38E #8EEAB5
split-complementary
#8E95EA #EAB58E #C3EA8E
monochromatic
#2835D6 #5A65E0 #8E95EA #C2C5F4 #E5E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#8E95EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#8E95EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8E95EA
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E95EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E95EA | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#789FED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7399E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72A6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e95ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 149, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.124 279.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2b4f1',
500: '#8e95ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e95ea; $custom-light: #b2b4f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e95ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 149,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.435,
"s": 68.657,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69914,
"c": 0.12425,
"h": 279.1
},
"luminance": 0.33186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E95EA
secondary
#F2F0D9
accent
#C215D1
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085