#A4AAEF#A4AAEF
#A4AAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.099 H 279.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4AAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 170, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 31%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.47, 13.43, -35.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.47, 37.64, 290.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% 0.0171 -0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.099 279.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2603, 42.8726, 87.5352) |
| Luminance | 0.4287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.36
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.17
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.32
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.56
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4AAEF #EFE9A4
analogous
#A4D0EF #A4AAEF #C4A4EF
triadic
#A4AAEF #EFA4AA #AAEFA4
tetradic
#A4AAEF #EFA4D0 #EFE9A4 #A4EFC4
square
#A4AAEF #EFA4D0 #EFE9A4 #A4EFC4
split-complementary
#A4AAEF #EFC4A4 #D0EFA4
monochromatic
#3C49DD #7079E6 #A4AAEF #D8DBF8 #E5E7FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#A4AAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#A4AAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4AAEF
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4AAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4AAEF | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B2F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92ADED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90B7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4aaef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 170, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.099 279.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1c3f4',
500: '#a4aaef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4aaef; $custom-light: #c1c3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4aaef",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 170,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.2,
"s": 70.093,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75902,
"c": 0.0991,
"h": 279.9
},
"luminance": 0.42874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4AAEF
secondary
#F2F0D9
accent
#C313D2
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121217
muted
#818185