#8E97C7Easter Egg (#8E97C7) is a light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 276°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.072. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8E97C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 151, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 34%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 29%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.3 7.7 -25.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.687 0.072 276) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Easter Egg shifts subtly: drifts toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9594bb — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#9498c3 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#8e97c7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8e98ca — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Easter Egg in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.84:1 and against black 7.4:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eef1ff · #bec7f2 · #8e97c7 · #7179a5 · #4f567c · #303556
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a0c5e4 · #95aed8 · #8e97c7 · #8981af · #816c94 · #765a78
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c7b1c6 · #8e97c7 · #7279a3 · #775075 · #3b4164 · #362335
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d2c58d · #8e97c7 · #757987 · #535871 · #373b50 · #1d202e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f2ea · #8e97c7 · #7d7f88 · #4e4d48 · #1d1e28 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f2e9 · #cccac0 · #a09e92 · #2a2618 · #080600 · #8e97c7
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6f2e1 · #8e97c7 · #8a8056 · #594c14 · #261e00 · #010008
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f2e1 · #8e97c7 · #987859 · #425424 · #301800 · #010200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffede8 · #8e97c7 · #a07366 · #24593b · #002712 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecef · #8e97c7 · #9f717a · #594c14 · #002522 · #080400
#9EA6D1 · #AEB5DB · #BEC5E5 · #CFD5EF · #E0E4F9
#737BA6 · #5A6186 · #424768 · #2B2F4B · #161930
#9098BE · #9399B4 · #9699AB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.