#A3AAEF#A3AAEF
#A3AAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.099 H 279.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3AAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 170, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.40, 13.15, -35.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.40, 37.65, 290.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.83% 0.016 -0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.83% 0.099 279.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0547, 42.7666, 87.5255) |
| Luminance | 0.4277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.21
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.00
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.77
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.53
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.56
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3AAEF #EFE8A3
analogous
#A3D0EF #A3AAEF #C2A3EF
triadic
#A3AAEF #EFA3AA #AAEFA3
tetradic
#A3AAEF #EFA3D0 #EFE8A3 #A3EFC2
square
#A3AAEF #EFA3D0 #EFE8A3 #A3EFC2
split-complementary
#A3AAEF #EFC2A3 #D0EFA3
monochromatic
#3B4ADD #6F7AE6 #A3AAEF #D7DAF8 #E5E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#A3AAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#A3AAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3AAEF
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3AAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3AAEF | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95B2F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ACED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FB7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3aaef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 170, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.099 279.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0c3f4',
500: '#a3aaef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3aaef; $custom-light: #c0c3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3aaef",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 170,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.474,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75829,
"c": 0.09927,
"h": 279.3
},
"luminance": 0.42768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3AAEF
secondary
#F2F0D9
accent
#C113D2
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121217
muted
#818185