#8E96BC
Closest named color: Cool Gray (#8D99AE). oklch(68% 0.057 275.5), rgb(142, 150, 188).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.23:1).
About this color
#8E96BC is a medium-light, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.057 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cool Gray (#8D99AE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.23:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.057) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cool Gray (#8D99AE) |
| Black text | 7.23:1 |
| White text | 2.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E96BC |
| RGB | rgb(142, 150, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 26%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.057 275.5) |
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 #8E96BC | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E96BC | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc 48.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8E96BC text on white | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 55.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8E96BC text on black | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc -46.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5F9
oklch(97.1% 0.005 275)
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Step 100
100
#E8E9F1
oklch(93.6% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D8E7
oklch(88.4% 0.021 276.9)
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Step 300
300
#BABFD8
oklch(80.9% 0.036 276.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8E96BC
oklch(68% 0.057 275.5)
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Step 500
500
#7D86B6
oklch(63.1% 0.073 275.9)
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Step 600
600
#666FA2
oklch(55.5% 0.08 275.8)
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Step 700
700
#555D8A
oklch(49.1% 0.073 275.7)
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Step 800
800
#454C70
oklch(42.6% 0.061 275.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A405B
oklch(37.8% 0.047 274.3)
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Step 950
950
#222535
oklch(26.9% 0.03 276)
#8E96BC 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) | #8B99BE | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8896BB | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #839DA3 | 0.051 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #989898 | 0.057 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E96BC
#8E96BC
oklch(68% 0.057 275.5)
- #A39970
#A39970
oklch(68.1% 0.058 96)
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 #8E96BC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.025
- Bluey Grey #89A0B0 ΔE 0.038
- Greyblue #77A1B5 ΔE 0.044
- Bluegrey #85A3B2 ΔE 0.044
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.049
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.054
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.056
- Cool Steel #97A7B3 ΔE 0.056
Use #8E96BC 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.