#8F99BB#8F99BB
#8F99BB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.051 H 272.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F99BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 153, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 24%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 18.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.52, 3.96, -18.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.52, 19.20, 281.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.69% 0.0019 -0.0514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.69% 0.051 272.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6862, 32.2092, 51.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.3221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.60
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 9.65
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.27
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 10.32
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 10.43
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F99BB #BBB18F
analogous
#8FAFBB #8F99BB #9B8FBB
triadic
#8F99BB #BB8F99 #99BB8F
tetradic
#8F99BB #BB8FAF #BBB18F #8FBB9B
square
#8F99BB #BB8FAF #BBB18F #8FBB9B
split-complementary
#8F99BB #BB9B8F #AFBB8F
monochromatic
#4E5A81 #6976A4 #8F99BB #B5BCD2 #DBDEE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#8F99BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#8F99BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8F99BB
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F99BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F99BB | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9CBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#849FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f99bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 153, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.051 272.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b7cf',
500: '#8f99bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f99bb; $custom-light: #b0b7cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f99bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 153,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.364,
"s": 24.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68685,
"c": 0.05144,
"h": 272.2
},
"luminance": 0.3221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F99BB
secondary
#DAD7CB
accent
#8D43A3
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F5F6F9
border
#CFD0D2
text
#101113
muted
#7F8082