#A8A4DA#A8A4DA
#A8A4DA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.077 H 287.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A4DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 164, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 42%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 25%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.9%, 24.8%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 12.86, -26.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 29.73, 295.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.13% 0.0236 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.13% 0.077 287.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0757, 39.9370, 71.8079) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.41
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.82
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.94
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A4DA #D6DAA4
analogous
#A4BBDA #A8A4DA #C3A4DA
triadic
#A8A4DA #DAA8A4 #A4DAA8
tetradic
#A8A4DA #DAA4BB #D6DAA4 #A4DAC3
square
#A8A4DA #DAA4BB #D6DAA4 #A4DAC3
split-complementary
#A8A4DA #DAC3A4 #BBDAA4
monochromatic
#554DB7 #7E78C8 #A8A4DA #D2D0EC #EAE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#A8A4DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#A8A4DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A4DA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A4DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A4DA | 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)
#96ABDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A8D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DADB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a4da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 164, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.077 287.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2bfe5',
500: '#a8a4da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a4da; $custom-light: #c2bfe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a4da",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 164,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.444,
"s": 42.187,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74127,
"c": 0.0774,
"h": 287.7
},
"luminance": 0.39938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A4DA
secondary
#ECEDDE
accent
#B530AB
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121215
muted
#818184