#A3A3E1#A3A3E1
#A3A3E1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.089 H 284.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3A3E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 163, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 51%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 28%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, 13.60, -31.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 34.09, 293.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.83% 0.0216 -0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.83% 0.089 284) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7885, 39.4162, 76.6260) |
| Luminance | 0.3942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.44
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.06
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3A3E1 #E1E1A3
analogous
#A3C2E1 #A3A3E1 #C2A3E1
triadic
#A3A3E1 #E1A3A3 #A3E1A3
tetradic
#A3A3E1 #E1A3C2 #E1E1A3 #A3E1C2
square
#A3A3E1 #E1A3C2 #E1E1A3 #A3E1C2
split-complementary
#A3A3E1 #E1C2A3 #C2E1A3
monochromatic
#4747C3 #7575D2 #A3A3E1 #D1D1F0 #E8E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#A3A3E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#A3A3E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3A3E1
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3A3E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3A3E1 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92ABE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A7DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94AEB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3a3e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 163, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.089 284.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfbeea',
500: '#a3a3e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3a3e1; $custom-light: #bfbeea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3a3e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 163,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 50.82,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73831,
"c": 0.0891,
"h": 284
},
"luminance": 0.39417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3A3E1
secondary
#EFEFDC
accent
#BE27BE
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184