#8F99BE#8F99BE
#8F99BE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.056 H 273.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F99BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 153, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 27%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 25%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.62, 4.68, -20.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.62, 20.84, 282.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% 0.003 -0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.056 273) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0108, 32.3390, 53.2607) |
| Luminance | 0.3234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.05
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.03
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 10.12
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 10.26
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F99BE #BEB48F
analogous
#8FB0BE #8F99BE #9C8FBE
triadic
#8F99BE #BE8F99 #99BE8F
tetradic
#8F99BE #BE8FB0 #BEB48F #8FBE9C
square
#8F99BE #BE8FB0 #BEB48F #8FBE9C
split-complementary
#8F99BE #BE9C8F #B0BE8F
monochromatic
#4D5985 #6876A8 #8F99BE #B6BCD4 #DCE0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#8F99BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#8F99BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8F99BE
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F99BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F99BE | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B98BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83A0A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f99be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 153, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.056 273.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0b7d1',
500: '#8f99be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f99be; $custom-light: #b0b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f99be",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 153,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.234,
"s": 26.554,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68804,
"c": 0.05574,
"h": 273
},
"luminance": 0.3234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F99BE
secondary
#DCD9CC
accent
#9040A5
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F5F6F9
border
#CFD0D2
text
#101114
muted
#7F8082