#A8A0FF#A8A0FF
#A8A0FF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.135 H 286.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A0FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 160, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 37%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.95, 24.23, -46.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.95, 52.16, 297.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.04% 0.0384 -0.1294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.04% 0.135 286.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7644, 40.6851, 99.9775) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 4.98
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.54
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.52
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.64
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.43
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A0FF #F7FFA0
analogous
#A0C8FF #A8A0FF #D8A0FF
triadic
#A8A0FF #FFA8A0 #A0FFA8
tetradic
#A8A0FF #FFA0C8 #F7FFA0 #A0FFD8
square
#A8A0FF #FFA0C8 #F7FFA0 #A0FFD8
split-complementary
#A8A0FF #FFD8A0 #C8FFA0
monochromatic
#3826FF #7063FF #A8A0FF #E0DDFF #E3E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#A8A0FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#A8A0FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A0FF
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A0FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A0FF | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82ADFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A8FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92B2C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a0ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 160, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.135 286.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bcff',
500: '#a8a0ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a0ff; $custom-light: #c4bcff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a0ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 160,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.053,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75038,
"c": 0.13493,
"h": 286.5
},
"luminance": 0.40686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A0FF
secondary
#F4F7D4
accent
#E600D2
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F8F6FF
border
#D1D0D7
text
#131218
muted
#828186