Nearest named color: Cornflower Blue
#8694DF
#8694DF
Nearest named
Cornflower Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
68.6%
Chroma
0.112
Hue angle
275.0°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
2.87:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
6.47:1 · AA
Web-safe
#9999CC
CSS oklch()
69% 0.11 275

#8694DF is a mid-toned, cool violet. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #8694DF

Not just a swatch — here's how #8694DF works with other colors. Named schemes with #8694DF in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Cornflower Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Cornflower Blue.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Cornflower Blue anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

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Color Lab

How #8694DF actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 27/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 55/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 32/100
Low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 46/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 40/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 43/100
Moderate
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 63/100
High
Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.
Surface fit 36/100
Low
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 82/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 6.5:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E9EBF6 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #9686DF — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #8694DF at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #8694DF;
  --color-base-rgb: 134 148 223;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(68.6% 0.112 275.0);
  --color-50: #F2F4FC;
  --color-100: #DEE2F7;
  --color-200: #BFC6EE;
  --color-300: #929DDD;
  --color-400: #6977C9;
  --color-500: #4757AD;
  --color-600: #3D4885;
  --color-700: #30375F;
  --color-800: #23273E;
  --color-900: #171926;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}