#A8A0DF#A8A0DF
#A8A0DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.090 H 289.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A0DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 160, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 50%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 28%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, 16.28, -30.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 34.86, 297.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% 0.0306 -0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.09 289.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0353, 38.7935, 75.0710) |
| Luminance | 0.3879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.75
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.73
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.75
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.06
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A0DF #D7DFA0
analogous
#A0B7DF #A8A0DF #C7A0DF
triadic
#A8A0DF #DFA8A0 #A0DFA8
tetradic
#A8A0DF #DFA0B7 #D7DFA0 #A0DFC7
square
#A8A0DF #DFA0B7 #D7DFA0 #A0DFC7
split-complementary
#A8A0DF #DFC7A0 #B7DFA0
monochromatic
#5444C0 #7E72D0 #A8A0DF #D2CEEE #EAE8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#A8A0DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#A8A0DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A0DF
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A0DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A0DF | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A9E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A6DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CABB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a0df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 160, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.090 289.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bce9',
500: '#a8a0df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a0df; $custom-light: #c3bce9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a0df",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 160,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.619,
"s": 49.606,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73553,
"c": 0.09047,
"h": 289.8
},
"luminance": 0.38794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A0DF
secondary
#ECEEDD
accent
#BD29AA
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184