#A8A4F0#A8A4F0
#A8A4F0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.108 H 285.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A4F0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 164, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 72%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 31.7%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.29, 18.18, -37.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.29, 41.68, 295.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.08% 0.0297 -0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.08% 0.108 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1480, 41.1659, 87.9883) |
| Luminance | 0.4117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.34
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.50
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.34
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 7.98
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.04
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A4F0 #ECF0A4
analogous
#A4C6F0 #A8A4F0 #CEA4F0
triadic
#A8A4F0 #F0A8A4 #A4F0A8
tetradic
#A8A4F0 #F0A4C6 #ECF0A4 #A4F0CE
square
#A8A4F0 #F0A4C6 #ECF0A4 #A4F0CE
split-complementary
#A8A4F0 #F0CEA4 #C6F0A4
monochromatic
#443BDF #766FE7 #A8A4F0 #DAD9F9 #E6E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#A8A4F0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#A8A4F0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A4F0
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A4F0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A4F0 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EAEF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DAAEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97B2BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a4f0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 164, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.108 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bff5',
500: '#a8a4f0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a4f0; $custom-light: #c3bff5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a4f0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 164,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.158,
"s": 71.698,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75082,
"c": 0.10842,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.41167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A4F0
secondary
#F1F2D9
accent
#D412CA
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185