#A8AAFF#A8AAFF
#A8AAFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.121 H 282.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8AAFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 170, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 34%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.42, 18.60, -42.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.42, 46.23, 293.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% 0.0254 -0.1182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.121 282.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5682, 44.2927, 100.5787) |
| Luminance | 0.4429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.70
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.23
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.32
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.53
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 9.28
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8AAFF #FFFDA8
analogous
#A8D5FF #A8AAFF #D1A8FF
triadic
#A8AAFF #FFA8AA #AAFFA8
tetradic
#A8AAFF #FFA8D5 #FFFDA8 #A8FFD1
square
#A8AAFF #FFA8D5 #FFFDA8 #A8FFD1
split-complementary
#A8AAFF #FFD1A8 #D5FFA8
monochromatic
#2E32FF #6B6EFF #A8AAFF #E0E1FF #E0E1FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#A8AAFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#A8AAFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8AAFF
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8AAFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8AAFF | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90B5FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CAFFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91BAC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8aaff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 170, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.121 282.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c3ff',
500: '#a8aaff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8aaff; $custom-light: #c4c3ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8aaff",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 170,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.621,
"s": 100,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76931,
"c": 0.12087,
"h": 282.1
},
"luminance": 0.44294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8AAFF
secondary
#F7F7D4
accent
#E000E6
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F8F7FF
border
#D1D0D7
text
#131218
muted
#828186