#A5A4E2#A5A4E2
#A5A4E2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.089 H 284.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5A4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 164, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 27%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, 13.87, -31.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 34.05, 294.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.0227 -0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.089 284.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5165, 40.0403, 77.4253) |
| Luminance | 0.4004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.61
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.75
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.09
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.56
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.75
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5A4E2 #E1E2A4
analogous
#A4C2E2 #A5A4E2 #C4A4E2
triadic
#A5A4E2 #E2A5A4 #A4E2A5
tetradic
#A5A4E2 #E2A4C2 #E1E2A4 #A4E2C4
square
#A5A4E2 #E2A4C2 #E1E2A4 #A4E2C4
split-complementary
#A5A4E2 #E2C4A4 #C2E2A4
monochromatic
#4947C4 #7776D3 #A5A4E2 #D3D2F1 #E8E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#A5A4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#A5A4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5A4E2
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5A4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5A4E2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93ACE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A8E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97AFBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5a4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 164, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.089 284.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1beeb',
500: '#a5a4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5a4e2; $custom-light: #c1beeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5a4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 164,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.968,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74227,
"c": 0.08891,
"h": 284.8
},
"luminance": 0.40041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5A4E2
secondary
#EEEFDC
accent
#BF26BD
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F7F6FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184