#A8A3EF#A8A3EF
#A8A3EF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.108 H 286.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A3EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 163, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 31.8%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, 18.49, -37.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 41.74, 296.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% 0.0308 -0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.108 286.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8216, 40.7502, 87.1487) |
| Luminance | 0.4075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.24
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.40
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.18
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.81
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A3EF #EAEFA3
analogous
#A3C4EF #A8A3EF #CEA3EF
triadic
#A8A3EF #EFA8A3 #A3EFA8
tetradic
#A8A3EF #EFA3C4 #EAEFA3 #A3EFCE
square
#A8A3EF #EFA3C4 #EAEFA3 #A3EFCE
split-complementary
#A8A3EF #EFCEA3 #C4EFA3
monochromatic
#453BDD #776FE6 #A8A3EF #D9D7F8 #E6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#A8A3EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#A8A3EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A3EF
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A3EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A3EF | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DADF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA9ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97B1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a3ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 163, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.108 286.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bef4',
500: '#a8a3ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a3ef; $custom-light: #c3bef4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a3ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 163,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.947,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74844,
"c": 0.10846,
"h": 286.5
},
"luminance": 0.40751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A3EF
secondary
#F0F2D9
accent
#D213C6
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185