#A8A2ED#A8A2ED
#A8A2ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.107 H 287.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A2ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 162, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 68%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 32%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 31.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.67, 18.56, -36.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.67, 41.25, 296.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.56% 0.0316 -0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.56% 0.107 287.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3509, 40.2789, 85.5423) |
| Luminance | 0.4028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.62
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.08
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.68
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A2ED #E7EDA2
analogous
#A2C1ED #A8A2ED #CDA2ED
triadic
#A8A2ED #EDA8A2 #A2EDA8
tetradic
#A8A2ED #EDA2C1 #E7EDA2 #A2EDCD
square
#A8A2ED #EDA2C1 #E7EDA2 #A2EDCD
split-complementary
#A8A2ED #EDCDA2 #C1EDA2
monochromatic
#483BD9 #786FE3 #A8A2ED #D8D5F7 #E7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#A8A2ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#A8A2ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A2ED
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A2ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A2ED | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DACF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA8EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98AFBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a2ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 162, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.107 287.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bdf3',
500: '#a8a2ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a2ed; $custom-light: #c3bdf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a2ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 162,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.8,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74561,
"c": 0.10713,
"h": 287.2
},
"luminance": 0.4028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A2ED
secondary
#F0F2D9
accent
#CF16C1
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185