Exploring the Color #8B97F3

#8B97F3 sits at 233° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 81% saturation and 75% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, very light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 139, 151, 243 produces a 7.82:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8B97F3 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 56 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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