Lavender Blue #8B88F8
Lavender Blue is a medium-light, vivid purple with hex code #8B88F8 and RGB rgb(139, 136, 248).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.97:1).
About this color
#8B88F8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.162 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Lavender Blue. Black text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.162) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue |
| Black text | 6.97:1 |
| White text | 3.01:1 |
Colors that go with Lavender Blue
Matches found by rotating Lavender Blue around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Lavender Blue
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Lavender Blue, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Lavender Blue, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.018
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.030
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.043
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.079
More about Lavender Blue
How to make Lavender Blue
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts blue
- 2 parts white
- 1 part purple
Recipe result: #648CDB, a difference of ΔE 0.069 from Lavender Blue. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.
Codes for Lavender Blue in every format
| HEX | #8B88F8 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 136, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 89%, 75%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.162 282.4) |
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 #8B88F8 | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B88F8 | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc 47.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B88F8 text on white | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B88F8 text on black | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc -45.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
Shades and tints of Lavender Blue
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
#F4F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 281.6)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FE
oklch(93.6% 0.03 281.7)
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Step 200
200
#D3D5FE
oklch(88.5% 0.056 283)
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Step 300
300
#B7B9FF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 282.7)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8B88F8
oklch(68% 0.162 282.4)
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Step 500
500
#7C70FF
oklch(63.1% 0.205 282.6)
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Step 600
600
#6852F0
oklch(55.6% 0.226 282.5)
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Step 700
700
#5741D1
oklch(49.1% 0.21 282.4)
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Step 800
800
#4737A9
oklch(42.8% 0.174 282.6)
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Step 900
900
#3A3285
oklch(37.7% 0.134 282.2)
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Step 950
950
#221E4E
oklch(27% 0.085 282.8)
Lavender Blue 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) | #5C99FC | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5691F5 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #689FB4 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 0.162 |
Use Lavender Blue 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.