#8790BD
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(66.3% 0.068 275.6), rgb(135, 144, 189).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.75:1).
About this color
#8790BD is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.75:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.75:1 |
| White text | 3.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8790BD |
| RGB | rgb(135, 144, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 29%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.068 275.6) |
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 #8790BD | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8790BD | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc 46.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8790BD text on white | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8790BD text on black | 6.75:1 | 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
#E8E9F0
oklch(93.5% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 200
200
#D5D8E6
oklch(88.4% 0.019 276.3)
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Step 300
300
#BABFD7
oklch(80.8% 0.034 276.3)
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Step 400
400
#979EC2
oklch(70.6% 0.053 276.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8790BD
oklch(66.3% 0.068 275.6)
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Step 600
600
#67709F
oklch(55.7% 0.074 275.4)
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Step 700
700
#565D88
oklch(49.1% 0.069 276.4)
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Step 800
800
#464C6E
oklch(42.6% 0.057 276)
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Step 900
900
#3B4059
oklch(37.8% 0.043 275.4)
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Step 950
950
#222534
oklch(26.8% 0.028 275.6)
#8790BD 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) | #8394BF | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7F90BC | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #79989F | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8790BD
#8790BD
oklch(66.3% 0.068 275.6)
- #9F9363
#9F9363
oklch(66.2% 0.067 95.8)
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 #8790BD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.039
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.040
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.046
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.048
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.051
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.055
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.055
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.060
Use #8790BD 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.