#8D8DBF

Accessibility

6.69:1

Vs white / black

3.14:1 · 6.69:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8d8dbf

RGB

rgb(141, 141, 191)

RGBA

rgba(141, 141, 191, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 28%, 65%)

HSLA

hsla(240, 28%, 65%, 1)

HSV

hsv(240, 26%, 75%)

LAB

lab(60.31% 11.16 -25.95)

LCH

lch(60.31% 28.25 293.27)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6621 0.0181 -0.0716)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6621 0.0739 284.19)

XYZ

xyz(29.91, 28.47, 53.20)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 25%)

CSS

color: #8d8dbf;

CSS variable

--color-8d8dbf: #8d8dbf;

SCSS

$color-8d8dbf: #8d8dbf;

JavaScript

const color = "#8d8dbf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8d8dbf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8d8dbf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8d8dbf", "rgb": { "r": 141, "g": 141, "b": 191 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6621 0.0739 284.19)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8d8dbf-1: #8d8dbf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

indigo-400

Very different · ΔE 10.73 · #818CF8

Nearest CSS named color

MediumPurple

Very different · ΔE 11.86 · #9370DB

Nearest Material color

indigo-300

Very different · ΔE 6.5 · #7986CB

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 18.21 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f1f2ff 100e3e4ff 200cfd0f9 300b8b9e7 4009b9ccf 5008080b2 6006b6b95 700555579 80040405d 9002c2c43 95019182b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f6fa ececf4 e3e3ef d9d9ea d0d0e4 c6c6df bdbdda b3b3d4 aaaacf a0a0ca 9797c4 8d8dbf 8181af 76769f 6a6a8f 5e5e7f 52526f 474760 3b3b50 2f2f40 232330 171720 0c0c10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f6fa ececf4 e3e3ef d9d9ea d0d0e4 c6c6df bdbdda b3b3d4 aaaacf a0a0ca 9797c4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8181af 76769f 6a6a8f 5e5e7f 52526f 474760 3b3b50 2f2f40 232330 171720 0c0c10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8c8cba 8b8bb5 8a8aaf 8989aa 8888a5 8787a0 85859a 848495 838390 82828b 818185

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8D8DBFStop 1 #BFBF8DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8DA6BFStop 1 #8D8DBFStop 2 #A68DBFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8D8DBFStop 1 #BF8D8DStop 2 #8DBF8DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8D8DBFStop 1 #BFA68DStop 2 #A6BF8DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#252541Stop 1 #404072Stop 2 #5C5CA3Stop 3 #8D8DBFStop 4 #BEBEDAStop 5

Using this color

Where #8d8dbf works

#8D8DBF (#8d8dbf) sits in the indigo family at about 240° hue, 28% saturation, and 65% lightness. Contrast is 3.14:1 on white and 6.69:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: indigo-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8d8dbf as small body text on white — 3.14:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #9999CC#9999CC Spectrum #7F87C3#7F87C3 Spectrum #959BD0#959BD0 Spectrum #929DD3#929DD3 Spectrum #7A88C7#7A88C7 Material Indigo 300#7986CB Spectrum #817CCB#817CCB Spectrum #7993BE#7993BE Spectrum #748CCD#748CCD Spectrum #91A3D9#91A3D9 Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA Spectrum #7B7BD1#7B7BD1