#A8A4DF#A8A4DF
#A8A4DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.084 H 287.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A4DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 164, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 48%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 26%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.61, 14.04, -29.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.61, 32.45, 295.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.33% 0.0251 -0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.33% 0.084 287.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7399, 40.2027, 75.3058) |
| Luminance | 0.4020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.98
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.11
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.77
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A4DF #DBDFA4
analogous
#A4BDDF #A8A4DF #C5A4DF
triadic
#A8A4DF #DFA8A4 #A4DFA8
tetradic
#A8A4DF #DFA4BD #DBDFA4 #A4DFC5
square
#A8A4DF #DFA4BD #DBDFA4 #A4DFC5
split-complementary
#A8A4DF #DFC5A4 #BDDFA4
monochromatic
#5149BF #7D77CF #A8A4DF #D3D1EF #E9E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#A8A4DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.04
#A8A4DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A4DF
9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A4DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A4DF | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.04 | 9.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95ACE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A9DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CAEB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a4df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 164, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.084 287.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bfe9',
500: '#a8a4df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a4df; $custom-light: #c3bfe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a4df",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 164,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.068,
"s": 47.967,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74335,
"c": 0.08449,
"h": 287.3
},
"luminance": 0.40203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A4DF
secondary
#EDEEDD
accent
#BB2AB1
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FC
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184