#A8A2D2#A8A2D2
#A8A2D2 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.069 H 290.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A2D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 162, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 35%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 23%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 22.9%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.62, 12.13, -23.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.62, 26.56, 297.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% 0.024 -0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.069 290.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6990, 38.8182, 66.3087) |
| Luminance | 0.3882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.46
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.78
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.97
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.96
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A2D2 #CCD2A2
analogous
#A2B4D2 #A8A2D2 #C0A2D2
triadic
#A8A2D2 #D2A8A2 #A2D2A8
tetradic
#A8A2D2 #D2A2B4 #CCD2A2 #A2D2C0
square
#A8A2D2 #D2A2B4 #CCD2A2 #A2D2C0
split-complementary
#A8A2D2 #D2C0A2 #B4D2A2
monochromatic
#5C51A8 #8179BE #A8A2D2 #CFCBE6 #ECEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#A8A2D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#A8A2D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A2D2
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A2D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A2D2 | 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)
#97A8D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A6D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FAAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a2d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 162, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.069 290.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bde0',
500: '#a8a2d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a2d2; $custom-light: #c2bde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a2d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 162,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.5,
"s": 34.783,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73405,
"c": 0.06903,
"h": 290.3
},
"luminance": 0.38819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A2D2
secondary
#EAECDF
accent
#AE389F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183