#A6A4E2#A6A4E2
#A6A4E2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.089 H 285.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6A4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 164, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 27%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.57, 14.16, -30.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.57, 34.06, 294.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.3% 0.0237 -0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.3% 0.089 285.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7253, 40.1480, 77.4351) |
| Luminance | 0.4015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.35
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.96
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.21
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.33
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.50
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6A4E2 #E0E2A4
analogous
#A4C1E2 #A6A4E2 #C5A4E2
triadic
#A6A4E2 #E2A6A4 #A4E2A6
tetradic
#A6A4E2 #E2A4C1 #E0E2A4 #A4E2C5
square
#A6A4E2 #E2A4C1 #E0E2A4 #A4E2C5
split-complementary
#A6A4E2 #E2C5A4 #C1E2A4
monochromatic
#4B47C4 #7976D3 #A6A4E2 #D3D2F1 #E8E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#A6A4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#A6A4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A6A4E2
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6A4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6A4E2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93ACE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A8E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98AFBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6a4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 164, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.089 285.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1beeb',
500: '#a6a4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6a4e2; $custom-light: #c1beeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6a4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 164,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.935,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74305,
"c": 0.08884,
"h": 285.5
},
"luminance": 0.40149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6A4E2
secondary
#EEEFDC
accent
#BF26BA
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184