#A8A2E9#A8A2E9
#A8A2E9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.102 H 287.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A2E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 162, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 62%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.9%, 30.5%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, 17.57, -34.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 39.08, 296.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% 0.0306 -0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.102 287.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7730, 40.0478, 82.4988) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.27
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.17
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.36
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.63
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.75
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A2E9 #E3E9A2
analogous
#A2C0E9 #A8A2E9 #CBA2E9
triadic
#A8A2E9 #E9A8A2 #A2E9A8
tetradic
#A8A2E9 #E9A2C0 #E3E9A2 #A2E9CB
square
#A8A2E9 #E9A2C0 #E3E9A2 #A2E9CB
split-complementary
#A8A2E9 #E9CBA2 #C0E9A2
monochromatic
#4B3FD2 #7A71DD #A8A2E9 #D6D3F5 #E8E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#A8A2E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#A8A2E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A2E9
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A2E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A2E9 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FABEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA8E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99AEBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a2e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 162, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.102 287.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bdf0',
500: '#a8a2e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a2e9; $custom-light: #c3bdf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a2e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 162,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.07,
"s": 61.739,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7438,
"c": 0.10153,
"h": 287.5
},
"luminance": 0.40049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A2E9
secondary
#EFF1DA
accent
#C91CBB
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184