#A8A8F0#A8A8F0
#A8A8F0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.103 H 283.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8A8F0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 168, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 71%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 30%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.30, 15.93, -35.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.30, 39.32, 293.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.86% 0.0243 -0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.86% 0.103 283.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8751, 42.6202, 88.2307) |
| Luminance | 0.4262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.11
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.90
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.23
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.33
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8A8F0 #F0F0A8
analogous
#A8CCF0 #A8A8F0 #CCA8F0
triadic
#A8A8F0 #F0A8A8 #A8F0A8
tetradic
#A8A8F0 #F0A8CC #F0F0A8 #A8F0CC
square
#A8A8F0 #F0A8CC #F0F0A8 #A8F0CC
split-complementary
#A8A8F0 #F0CCA8 #CCF0A8
monochromatic
#4040DE #7474E7 #A8A8F0 #DCDCF9 #E5E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#A8A8F0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#A8A8F0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8A8F0
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8A8F0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8A8F0 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B1F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ACEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96B5C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8a8f0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 168, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.103 283.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c1f5',
500: '#a8a8f0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8a8f0; $custom-light: #c3c1f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8a8f0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 168,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75856,
"c": 0.10273,
"h": 283.7
},
"luminance": 0.42621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8A8F0
secondary
#F2F2D9
accent
#D313D3
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185