#8E95EE#8E95EE
#8E95EE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.130 H 279.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E95EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 149, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.3%, 37.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.50, 19.20, -45.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.50, 49.50, 292.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.12% 0.0205 -0.1282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.12% 0.13 279.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3309, 33.4171, 85.3555) |
| Luminance | 0.3342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.07
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.10
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.29
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.38
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.87
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E95EE #EEE78E
analogous
#8EC5EE #8E95EE #B78EEE
triadic
#8E95EE #EE8E95 #95EE8E
tetradic
#8E95EE #EE8EC5 #EEE78E #8EEEB7
square
#8E95EE #EE8EC5 #EEE78E #8EEEB7
split-complementary
#8E95EE #EEB78E #C5EE8E
monochromatic
#2431DE #5963E6 #8E95EE #C3C7F6 #E4E6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#8E95EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#8E95EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8E95EE
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E95EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E95EE | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76A0F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7099EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#71A7B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e95ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 149, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.130 279.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3b4f4',
500: '#8e95ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e95ee; $custom-light: #b3b4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e95ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 149,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.625,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70119,
"c": 0.12986,
"h": 279.1
},
"luminance": 0.33419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E95EE
secondary
#F3F1D8
accent
#C710D6
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085