#A0A3D3#A0A3D3
#A0A3D3 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.069 H 281.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0A3D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 163, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 37%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 24%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.29, 9.32, -24.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.29, 26.43, 290.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% 0.0141 -0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.069 281.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3493, 38.3703, 66.9484) |
| Luminance | 0.3837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.49
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.33
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 9.43
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.52
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.36
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0A3D3 #D3D0A0
analogous
#A0BCD3 #A0A3D3 #B7A0D3
triadic
#A0A3D3 #D3A0A3 #A3D3A0
tetradic
#A0A3D3 #D3A0BC #D3D0A0 #A0D3B7
square
#A0A3D3 #D3A0BC #D3D0A0 #A0D3B7
split-complementary
#A0A3D3 #D3B7A0 #BCD3A0
monochromatic
#4F54AA #767AC0 #A0A3D3 #CACCE6 #EAEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#A0A3D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#A0A3D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A0A3D3
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0A3D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0A3D3 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A8D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A5D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94ABB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0a3d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 163, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.069 281.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbee0',
500: '#a0a3d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0a3d3; $custom-light: #bdbee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0a3d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 163,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.471,
"s": 36.691,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7301,
"c": 0.06942,
"h": 281.7
},
"luminance": 0.38371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0A3D3
secondary
#ECEBDF
accent
#A836B0
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183