#A8A6F5#A8A6F5
#A8A6F5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.113 H 284.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A6F5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 166, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 80%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 32%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.00, 18.30, -39.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.00, 43.20, 295.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.7% 0.0282 -0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.7% 0.113 284.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2617, 42.1886, 92.0743) |
| Luminance | 0.4219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.95
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.44
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.63
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.33
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.39
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A6F5 #F3F5A6
analogous
#A6CBF5 #A8A6F5 #CFA6F5
triadic
#A8A6F5 #F5A8A6 #A6F5A8
tetradic
#A8A6F5 #F5A6CB #F3F5A6 #A6F5CF
square
#A8A6F5 #F5A6CB #F3F5A6 #A6F5CF
split-complementary
#A8A6F5 #F5CFA6 #CBF5A6
monochromatic
#3C38E9 #726FEF #A8A6F5 #DEDDFB #E4E3FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#A8A6F5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#A8A6F5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A6F5
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A6F5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A6F5 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FB0F8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CABF3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95B4C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a6f5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 166, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.113 284.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c0f8',
500: '#a8a6f5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a6f5; $custom-light: #c4c0f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a6f5",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 166,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.519,
"s": 79.798,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75697,
"c": 0.11254,
"h": 284.5
},
"luminance": 0.4219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A6F5
secondary
#F3F4D7
accent
#DC09D7
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F8F7FF
border
#D1D0D7
text
#131217
muted
#828185