#A8A5F0#A8A5F0
#A8A5F0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.107 H 285.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A5F0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 165, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 71%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 31%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 31.2%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.54, 17.61, -37.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.54, 41.09, 295.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% 0.0283 -0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.107 285.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3276, 41.5252, 88.0482) |
| Luminance | 0.4153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.63
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.56
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.09
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A5F0 #EDF0A5
analogous
#A5C8F0 #A8A5F0 #CEA5F0
triadic
#A8A5F0 #F0A8A5 #A5F0A8
tetradic
#A8A5F0 #F0A5C8 #EDF0A5 #A5F0CE
square
#A8A5F0 #F0A5C8 #EDF0A5 #A5F0CE
split-complementary
#A8A5F0 #F0CEA5 #C8F0A5
monochromatic
#433CDF #7571E7 #A8A5F0 #DBD9F9 #E6E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#A8A5F0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#A8A5F0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A5F0
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A5F0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A5F0 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90AFF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EAAEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96B3C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a5f0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 165, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.107 285.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bff5',
500: '#a8a5f0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a5f0; $custom-light: #c3bff5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a5f0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 165,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.4,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75275,
"c": 0.10698,
"h": 285.4
},
"luminance": 0.41526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A5F0
secondary
#F1F2D9
accent
#D312CC
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185