#8E8BB5

Accessibility

6.51:1

Vs white / black

3.23:1 · 6.51:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8e8bb5

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 181)

RGBA

rgba(142, 139, 181, 1)

HSL

hsl(244, 22%, 63%)

HSLA

hsla(244, 22%, 63%, 1)

HSV

hsv(244, 23%, 71%)

LAB

lab(59.48% 10.19 -21.56)

LCH

lch(59.48% 23.85 295.3)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6545 0.019 -0.0591)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6545 0.0621 287.82)

XYZ

xyz(28.73, 27.55, 47.51)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

CSS

color: #8e8bb5;

CSS variable

--color-8e8bb5: #8e8bb5;

SCSS

$color-8e8bb5: #8e8bb5;

JavaScript

const color = "#8e8bb5";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8e8bb5";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8e8bb5" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8e8bb5", "rgb": { "r": 142, "g": 139, "b": 181 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6545 0.0621 287.82)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8e8bb5-1: #8e8bb5;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Very different · ΔE 12.09 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 12.95 · #778899

Nearest Material color

indigo-300

Very different · ΔE 8.6 · #7986CB

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.5 · #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.

50f3f2ff 100e6e4ff 200d2d0f3 300bbb9e0 4009f9cc7 5008481aa 6006e6b8f 700585573 800424059 9002e2c40 9501a1828

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f6f5f9 ececf3 e3e2ed d9d8e6 d0cfe0 c7c5da bdbbd4 b4b2ce aaa8c8 a19ec1 9795bb 8e8bb5 827fa6 767497 6b6888 5f5d79 53516a 47465b 3b3a4b 2f2e3c 24232d 18171e 0c0c0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f5f9 ececf3 e3e2ed d9d8e6 d0cfe0 c7c5da bdbbd4 b4b2ce aaa8c8 a19ec1 9795bb

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

827fa6 767497 6b6888 5f5d79 53516a 47465b 3b3a4b 2f2e3c 24232d 18171e 0c0c0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8d8ab1 8c89ac 8b88a8 8987a3 88869f 87869b 868596 858492 84838d 828289 818184

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8E8BB5Stop 1 #B3B58CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8C9EB5Stop 1 #8E8BB5Stop 2 #A38CB5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8E8BB5Stop 1 #B58F8CStop 2 #8CB58FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8E8BB5Stop 1 #B5A38CStop 2 #9EB58CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#29283EStop 1 #48466DStop 2 #67639CStop 3 #9592B9Stop 4 #C2C1D7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8e8bb5 works

#8E8BB5 (#8e8bb5) sits in the indigo family at about 244° hue, 22% saturation, and 63% lightness. Contrast is 3.23:1 on white and 6.51:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-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 #8e8bb5 as small body text on white — 3.23:1 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 Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Spectrum #7993BE#7993BE Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA Spectrum #748CCD#748CCD Spectrum #91A3D9#91A3D9