#8491BD
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(66.3% 0.067 271.7), rgb(132, 145, 189).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.76:1).
About this color
#8491BD is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 272°. 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 6.76:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.76:1 |
| White text | 3.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8491BD |
| RGB | rgb(132, 145, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 30%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.067 271.7) |
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 #8491BD | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8491BD | 6.76:1 | AA | Lc 46.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8491BD text on white | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8491BD text on black | 6.76:1 | AA | Lc -43.7 | 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
#D5D9E6
oklch(88.6% 0.018 272.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9C0D7
oklch(81% 0.033 272.2)
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Step 400
400
#959FC2
oklch(70.7% 0.052 272.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8491BD
oklch(66.3% 0.067 271.7)
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Step 600
600
#64719F
oklch(55.7% 0.073 271.7)
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Step 700
700
#535E88
oklch(49% 0.069 272.4)
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Step 800
800
#444D6E
oklch(42.7% 0.056 272.1)
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Step 900
900
#394059
oklch(37.6% 0.044 272.1)
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Step 950
950
#212634
oklch(27% 0.027 269.3)
#8491BD 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) | #8495BF | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F90BC | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7599A0 | 0.060 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8491BD
#8491BD
oklch(66.3% 0.067 271.7)
- #A29263
#A29263
oklch(66.3% 0.067 91.4)
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 #8491BD, 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 0.043
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.045
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.051
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.053
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.055
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.058
Use #8491BD 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.