#A8AEE0#A8AEE0
#A8AEE0 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.072 H 279.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8AEE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 174, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 47%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 25%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 22.3%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.21, 8.70, -25.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.21, 27.24, 288.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.36% 0.0115 -0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.36% 0.072 279.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7356, 43.9777, 76.6381) |
| Luminance | 0.4398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.43
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.75
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.19
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.22
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.47
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8AEE0 #E0DAA8
analogous
#A8CAE0 #A8AEE0 #BEA8E0
triadic
#A8AEE0 #E0A8AE #AEE0A8
tetradic
#A8AEE0 #E0A8CA #E0DAA8 #A8E0BE
square
#A8AEE0 #E0A8CA #E0DAA8 #A8E0BE
split-complementary
#A8AEE0 #E0BEA8 #CAE0A8
monochromatic
#4E5AC0 #7B84D0 #A8AEE0 #D5D8F0 #E8EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#A8AEE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#A8AEE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8AEE0
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8AEE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8AEE0 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B3E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAFDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BB7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8aee0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 174, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.072 279.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2c6e9',
500: '#a8aee0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8aee0; $custom-light: #c2c6e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8aee0",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 174,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.571,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76364,
"c": 0.07189,
"h": 279.2
},
"luminance": 0.43979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8AEE0
secondary
#EEECDD
accent
#AB2BBB
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#121316
muted
#818284