#8E9BE7#8E9BE7
#8E9BE7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.112 H 275.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E9BE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 155, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 13.82, -39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 42.18, 289.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.95% 0.0112 -0.1115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.95% 0.112 275.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2962, 34.9614, 80.3689) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 2.94
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.95
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.49
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.16
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 8.41
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E9BE7 #E7DA8E
analogous
#8EC7E7 #8E9BE7 #AD8EE7
triadic
#8E9BE7 #E78E9B #9BE78E
tetradic
#8E9BE7 #E78EC7 #E7DA8E #8EE7AD
square
#8E9BE7 #E78EC7 #E7DA8E #8EE7AD
split-complementary
#8E9BE7 #E7AD8E #C7E78E
monochromatic
#2C44CF #5C6EDC #8E9BE7 #C0C8F2 #E6E9FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#8E9BE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#8E9BE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8E9BE7
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E9BE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E9BE7 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A3EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B9CE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73AAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e9be7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 155, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.112 275.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2b8ef',
500: '#8e9be7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e9be7; $custom-light: #b2b8ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e9be7",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 155,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.236,
"s": 64.964,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70954,
"c": 0.11206,
"h": 275.8
},
"luminance": 0.34963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E9BE7
secondary
#F1EEDA
accent
#B219CD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111116
muted
#808084