#A8AAF0#A8AAF0
#A8AAF0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.100 H 282.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8AAF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 170, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 71%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 30%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 29.2%, 0%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, 14.81, -35.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 38.16, 292.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% 0.0216 -0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.1 282.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2472, 43.3643, 88.3547) |
| Luminance | 0.4337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.90
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.50
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.83
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.55
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8AAF0 #F0EEA8
analogous
#A8CEF0 #A8AAF0 #CAA8F0
triadic
#A8AAF0 #F0A8AA #AAF0A8
tetradic
#A8AAF0 #F0A8CE #F0EEA8 #A8F0CA
square
#A8AAF0 #F0A8CE #F0EEA8 #A8F0CA
split-complementary
#A8AAF0 #F0CAA8 #CEF0A8
monochromatic
#4044DE #7477E7 #A8AAF0 #DCDDF9 #E5E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#A8AAF0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#A8AAF0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8AAF0
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8AAF0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8AAF0 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B2F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93AEEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96B7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8aaf0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 170, 240); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.100 282.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c3f5',
500: '#a8aaf0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8aaf0; $custom-light: #c3c3f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8aaf0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 170,
"b": 240
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.333,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76247,
"c": 0.09992,
"h": 282.5
},
"luminance": 0.43366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8AAF0
secondary
#F2F1D9
accent
#CD13D3
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131217
muted
#828185