#8889A2
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(63.8% 0.037 283.5), rgb(136, 137, 162).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#8889A2 is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8889A2 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 137, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 12%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.037 283.5) |
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 #8889A2 | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8889A2 | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8889A2 text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8889A2 text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.0 | 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
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9ED
oklch(93.5% 0.005 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D8D8E0
oklch(88.5% 0.011 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BFBFCC
oklch(80.9% 0.018 286)
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Step 400
400
#9E9FB3
oklch(70.8% 0.029 283.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8889A2
oklch(63.8% 0.037 283.5)
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Step 600
600
#70718B
oklch(55.7% 0.04 283.3)
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Step 700
700
#5D5E76
oklch(49% 0.038 283)
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Step 800
800
#4C4D60
oklch(42.7% 0.031 282.6)
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Step 900
900
#40404E
oklch(37.7% 0.024 285.2)
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Step 950
950
#25262E
oklch(27.1% 0.015 279.7)
#8889A2 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) | #838CA3 | 0.010 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #828AA1 | 0.009 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #838D91 | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.037 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8889A2
#8889A2
oklch(63.8% 0.037 283.5)
- #8F8D73
#8F8D73
oklch(63.8% 0.037 103.8)
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 #8889A2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.025
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.027
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.029
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.033
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.034
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.038
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.045
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.045
Use #8889A2 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.