#A3A2BD#A3A2BD
#A3A2BD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.039 H 287.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3A2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 162, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 17%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 14%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.50, 5.84, -13.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.50, 14.92, 293.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.2% 0.0114 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.2% 0.039 287.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2079, 37.3010, 53.3738) |
| Luminance | 0.3730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.99
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.21
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.56
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 11.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.99
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 12.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3A2BD #BCBDA2
analogous
#A2AFBD #A3A2BD #B1A2BD
triadic
#A3A2BD #BDA3A2 #A2BDA3
tetradic
#A3A2BD #BDA2AF #BCBDA2 #A2BDB1
square
#A3A2BD #BDA2AF #BCBDA2 #A2BDB1
split-complementary
#A3A2BD #BDB1A2 #AFBDA2
monochromatic
#605F86 #807EA4 #A3A2BD #C6C6D6 #EAEAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#A3A2BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#A3A2BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3A2BD
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3A2BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3A2BD | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA5BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA4BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9EA6AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3a2bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 162, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.039 287.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bebdd0',
500: '#a3a2bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3a2bd; $custom-light: #bebdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3a2bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 162,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.222,
"s": 16.981,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72201,
"c": 0.03888,
"h": 287.1
},
"luminance": 0.37301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3A2BD
secondary
#E1E1D9
accent
#9B4A98
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121214
muted
#818182