#A4A2EA#A4A2EA
#A4A2EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.103 H 284.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4A2EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 162, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 63%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 31%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 30.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.24, 16.67, -35.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.24, 39.58, 294.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.11% 0.0265 -0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.11% 0.103 284.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0775, 39.6726, 83.2139) |
| Luminance | 0.3967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.18
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.34
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.85
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.68
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4A2EA #E8EAA2
analogous
#A2C4EA #A4A2EA #C8A2EA
triadic
#A4A2EA #EAA4A2 #A2EAA4
tetradic
#A4A2EA #EAA2C4 #E8EAA2 #A2EAC8
square
#A4A2EA #EAA2C4 #E8EAA2 #A2EAC8
split-complementary
#A4A2EA #EAC8A2 #C4EAA2
monochromatic
#423ED3 #7370DF #A4A2EA #D5D4F5 #E7E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#A4A2EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#A4A2EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4A2EA
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4A2EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4A2EA | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DABED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA7E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93AFBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4a2ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 162, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.103 284.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0bdf1',
500: '#a4a2ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4a2ea; $custom-light: #c0bdf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4a2ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 162,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.667,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74111,
"c": 0.10317,
"h": 284.9
},
"luminance": 0.39674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4A2EA
secondary
#F0F1DA
accent
#CB1BC6
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184