#A4A4E2#A4A4E2
#A4A4E2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.089 H 284.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4A4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 164, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 27%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.4%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 13.57, -31.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 34.05, 293.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% 0.0216 -0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.089 284) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3092, 39.9334, 77.4156) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.87
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.54
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.98
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.77
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.80
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4A4E2 #E2E2A4
analogous
#A4C3E2 #A4A4E2 #C3A4E2
triadic
#A4A4E2 #E2A4A4 #A4E2A4
tetradic
#A4A4E2 #E2A4C3 #E2E2A4 #A4E2C3
square
#A4A4E2 #E2A4C3 #E2E2A4 #A4E2C3
split-complementary
#A4A4E2 #E2C3A4 #C3E2A4
monochromatic
#4747C4 #7676D3 #A4A4E2 #D2D2F1 #E8E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#A4A4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#A4A4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4A4E2
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4A4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4A4E2 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93ABE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A8E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95AFBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4a4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 164, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.089 284.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0beeb',
500: '#a4a4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4a4e2; $custom-light: #c0beeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4a4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 164,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74149,
"c": 0.089,
"h": 284
},
"luminance": 0.39934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4A4E2
secondary
#EFEFDC
accent
#BF26BF
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184