#8292BE
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(66.4% 0.068 269), rgb(130, 146, 190).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.80:1).
About this color
#8292BE is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 269°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.80:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.80:1 |
| White text | 3.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8292BE |
| RGB | rgb(130, 146, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 32%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.4% 0.068 269) |
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 #8292BE | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8292BE | 6.80:1 | AA | Lc 46.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8292BE text on white | 3.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8292BE text on black | 6.80:1 | AA | Lc -44.0 | 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
#E7EAF1
oklch(93.7% 0.01 267.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D9E6
oklch(88.5% 0.019 269.1)
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Step 300
300
#B8C0D7
oklch(80.9% 0.034 270.4)
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Step 400
400
#93A0C3
oklch(70.8% 0.053 269)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8292BE
oklch(66.4% 0.068 269)
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Step 600
600
#61729F
oklch(55.7% 0.073 268.1)
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Step 700
700
#515F88
oklch(49.1% 0.068 269.3)
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Step 800
800
#424E6F
oklch(42.8% 0.057 268.6)
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Step 900
900
#38415A
oklch(37.8% 0.045 268.9)
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Step 950
950
#212634
oklch(27% 0.027 269.3)
#8292BE 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) | #8495C0 | 0.009 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F90BD | 0.007 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #719BA1 | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8292BE
#8292BE
oklch(66.4% 0.068 269)
- #A49262
#A49262
oklch(66.4% 0.069 89.8)
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 #8292BE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.036
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.039
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.042
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.045
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.049
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.052
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.057
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.059
Use #8292BE 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.