#A8A5F7#A8A5F7
#A8A5F7 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.117 H 284.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A5F7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 165, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 84%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 33%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 33.2%, 0%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.84, 19.37, -40.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.84, 44.87, 295.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.6% 0.0301 -0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.6% 0.117 284.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3876, 41.9492, 93.6306) |
| Luminance | 0.4195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.69
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.38
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.60
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.15
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A5F7 #F4F7A5
analogous
#A5CBF7 #A8A5F7 #D1A5F7
triadic
#A8A5F7 #F7A8A5 #A5F7A8
tetradic
#A8A5F7 #F7A5CB #F4F7A5 #A5F7D1
square
#A8A5F7 #F7A5CB #F4F7A5 #A5F7D1
split-complementary
#A8A5F7 #F7D1A5 #CBF7A5
monochromatic
#3B35ED #726DF2 #A8A5F7 #DEDDFC #E4E3FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#A8A5F7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#A8A5F7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A5F7
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A5F7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A5F7 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DB0FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AABF5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94B4C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a5f7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 165, 247); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.117 284.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bffa',
500: '#a8a5f7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a5f7; $custom-light: #c4bffa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a5f7",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 165,
"b": 247
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.195,
"s": 83.673,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75598,
"c": 0.11674,
"h": 284.9
},
"luminance": 0.4195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A5F7
secondary
#F3F4D7
accent
#E005D8
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F8F7FF
border
#D1D0D7
text
#131217
muted
#828185