#A8A1ED#A8A1ED
#A8A1ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.109 H 287.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A1ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 161, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 68%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 32%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 32.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 19.12, -37.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 41.85, 297.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.37% 0.033 -0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.37% 0.109 287.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1754, 39.9280, 85.4838) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.74
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.58
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.88
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.52
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.61
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A1ED #E6EDA1
analogous
#A1C0ED #A8A1ED #CEA1ED
triadic
#A8A1ED #EDA8A1 #A1EDA8
tetradic
#A8A1ED #EDA1C0 #E6EDA1 #A1EDCE
square
#A8A1ED #EDA1C0 #E6EDA1 #A1EDCE
split-complementary
#A8A1ED #EDCEA1 #C0EDA1
monochromatic
#493AD9 #786EE3 #A8A1ED #D8D4F7 #E7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#A8A1ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#A8A1ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A1ED
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A1ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A1ED | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CABF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA8EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98AFBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a1ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 161, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.109 287.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bcf3',
500: '#a8a1ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a1ed; $custom-light: #c3bcf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a1ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 161,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.526,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74369,
"c": 0.1086,
"h": 287.7
},
"luminance": 0.39929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A1ED
secondary
#EFF2D9
accent
#D016BF
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185