Exploring the Color #8B86E0

#8B86E0 sits at 243° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 59% saturation and 70% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 139, 134, 224 produces a 6.58:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8B86E0 is a clear variant of CSS slate blue — about 58 units away from #6A5ACD. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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