#8093BD
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(66.4% 0.066 265.7), rgb(128, 147, 189).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.82:1).
About this color
#8093BD is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 266°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.82:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.82:1 |
| White text | 3.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8093BD |
| RGB | rgb(128, 147, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 32%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.4% 0.066 265.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #8093BD | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8093BD | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc 46.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8093BD text on white | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8093BD text on black | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc -44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5F8
oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAF0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D9E5
oklch(88.4% 0.018 264.5)
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Step 300
300
#B7C1D6
oklch(81% 0.032 265.3)
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Step 400
400
#91A1C2
oklch(70.8% 0.052 264.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8093BD
oklch(66.4% 0.066 265.7)
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Step 600
600
#5F729E
oklch(55.5% 0.073 266.1)
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Step 700
700
#4E6087
oklch(49.1% 0.067 265)
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Step 800
800
#404E6E
oklch(42.6% 0.056 265.9)
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Step 900
900
#374159
oklch(37.7% 0.043 266.8)
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Step 950
950
#202634
oklch(26.9% 0.028 266.5)
#8093BD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8596BF | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8090BC | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F9BA1 | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8093BD
#8093BD
oklch(66.4% 0.066 265.7)
- #A69164
#A69164
oklch(66.5% 0.066 85.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8093BD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.034
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.037
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.041
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.043
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.045
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.049
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.054
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.058
Use #8093BD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.