#A8A7E8#A8A7E8
#A8A7E8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.093 H 284.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A7E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 167, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 59%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 28%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 28%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.72, 14.52, -32.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.72, 35.57, 294.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.31% 0.0235 -0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.31% 0.093 284.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5289, 41.7874, 82.0480) |
| Luminance | 0.4179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.04
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.64
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.93
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.08
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A7E8 #E7E8A7
analogous
#A7C6E8 #A8A7E8 #C8A7E8
triadic
#A8A7E8 #E8A8A7 #A7E8A8
tetradic
#A8A7E8 #E8A7C6 #E7E8A7 #A7E8C8
square
#A8A7E8 #E8A7C6 #E7E8A7 #A7E8C8
split-complementary
#A8A7E8 #E8C8A7 #C6E8A7
monochromatic
#4846CF #7876DB #A8A7E8 #D8D8F5 #E7E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#A8A7E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#A8A7E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A7E8
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A7E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A7E8 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95AFEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93ABE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99B3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a7e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 167, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.093 284.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c1ef',
500: '#a8a7e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a7e8; $custom-light: #c3c1ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a7e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 167,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.923,
"s": 58.559,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75309,
"c": 0.09288,
"h": 284.6
},
"luminance": 0.41788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A7E8
secondary
#F0F0DB
accent
#C61FC4
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#121216
muted
#818184