#A5A4E7#A5A4E7
#A5A4E7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.096 H 284.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5A4E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 164, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 58%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.6%, 29%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.70, 15.09, -33.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.70, 36.77, 294.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.44% 0.024 -0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.44% 0.096 284.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2126, 40.3187, 81.0914) |
| Luminance | 0.4032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.07
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.95
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.61
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.74
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5A4E7 #E6E7A4
analogous
#A4C4E7 #A5A4E7 #C7A4E7
triadic
#A5A4E7 #E7A5A4 #A4E7A5
tetradic
#A5A4E7 #E7A4C4 #E6E7A4 #A4E7C7
square
#A5A4E7 #E7A4C4 #E6E7A4 #A4E7C7
split-complementary
#A5A4E7 #E7C7A4 #C4E7A4
monochromatic
#4543CD #7574DA #A5A4E7 #D5D4F4 #E7E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#A5A4E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#A5A4E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5A4E7
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5A4E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5A4E7 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91ACEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA8E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95B0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5a4e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 164, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.096 284.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1beef',
500: '#a5a4e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5a4e7; $custom-light: #c1beef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5a4e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 164,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.896,
"s": 58.261,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74445,
"c": 0.096,
"h": 284.5
},
"luminance": 0.4032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5A4E7
secondary
#F0F0DB
accent
#C620C3
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184