#8E95EF#8E95EF
#8E95EF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.131 H 279.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E95EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 149, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.54, 19.47, -46.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.54, 50.04, 292.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.17% 0.0207 -0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.17% 0.131 279.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4782, 33.4760, 86.1314) |
| Luminance | 0.3348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 1.95
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.14
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.22
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.31
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.85
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E95EF #EFE88E
analogous
#8EC6EF #8E95EF #B88EEF
triadic
#8E95EF #EF8E95 #95EF8E
tetradic
#8E95EF #EF8EC6 #EFE88E #8EEFB8
square
#8E95EF #EF8EC6 #EFE88E #8EEFB8
split-complementary
#8E95EF #EFB88E #C6EF8E
monochromatic
#2330E0 #5863E7 #8E95EF #C4C7F7 #E4E6FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#8E95EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#8E95EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8E95EF
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E95EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E95EF | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76A0F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7099ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70A7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e95ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 149, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.131 279.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3b4f4',
500: '#8e95ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e95ef; $custom-light: #b3b4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e95ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 149,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.67,
"s": 75.194,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70171,
"c": 0.13127,
"h": 279.1
},
"luminance": 0.33478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E95EF
secondary
#F3F1D8
accent
#C90ED7
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111117
muted
#808085