#A3A4CD#A3A4CD
#A3A4CD is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.059 H 283.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3A4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 164, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.57, 8.29, -20.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.57, 22.56, 291.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.21% 0.014 -0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.21% 0.059 283.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3965, 38.7446, 63.1486) |
| Luminance | 0.3875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.82
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.56
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.70
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.81
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3A4CD #CDCCA3
analogous
#A3B9CD #A3A4CD #B7A3CD
triadic
#A3A4CD #CDA3A4 #A4CDA3
tetradic
#A3A4CD #CDA3B9 #CDCCA3 #A3CDB7
square
#A3A4CD #CDA3B9 #CDCCA3 #A3CDB7
split-complementary
#A3A4CD #CDB7A3 #B9CDA3
monochromatic
#56589F #7B7DB7 #A3A4CD #CBCBE3 #EBEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#A3A4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#A3A4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3A4CD
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3A4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3A4CD | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AABB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3a4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 164, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.059 283.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bebedc',
500: '#a3a4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3a4cd; $custom-light: #bebedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3a4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 164,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.571,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73208,
"c": 0.05907,
"h": 283.7
},
"luminance": 0.38745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3A4CD
secondary
#EBEBE0
accent
#A63DA8
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F7F6FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183