#8E82FEPeriwinkle (#8E82FE) is a mid-tone, saturated blue with an OKLCH hue of 285°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.178. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #8E82FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 130, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 98%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 49%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44%, 49%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.7 34.7 -60.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.675 0.178 285) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Periwinkle shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9580ef — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity#9483fa — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#8e82fe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8e82ff — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.1:1 and against black 6.77:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#eeeeff · #c1c0ff · #8e82fe · #7467d9 · #5244a9 · #34217c
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.
#8ac0ff · #86a4ff · #8e82fe · #9668d7 · #9652ad · #8e3e83
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.
#dba0cb · #8e82fe · #7268cd · #952480 · #3d2e87 · #430e39
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.
#d6c900 · #8e82fe · #727295 · #524d8a · #353165 · #1c183a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f3e0 · #8e82fe · #797991 · #4c4b3f · #1c1b31 · #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.
#f3f3e7 · #cccbbd · #a0a090 · #2a2915 · #090800 · #8e82fe
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bcedee · #75e239 · #8e82fe · #9868b0 · #37493c · #030e21
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f7f5cb · #8e82fe · #a66f00 · #2a5800 · #2c1a00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee6 · #8e82fe · #be5b28 · #00593e · #002518 · #220500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeded · #8e82fe · #c15260 · #524c00 · #002424 · #050300
#9D96FF · #ADAAFF · #BEBDFF · #CFCFFF · #E1E2FF
#7468D7 · #5B4FB2 · #44378E · #2E206B · #1A084B
#8F88E9 · #908ED3 · #9292BD
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.