#A8B9FA#A8B9FA
#A8B9FA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.094 H 272.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8B9FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 185, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 33%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 26%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, 8.98, -34.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 35.20, 284.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.65% 0.0046 -0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.65% 0.094 272.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7478, 49.9230, 97.3862) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.16
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.76
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.88
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.04
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.69
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8B9FA #FAE9A8
analogous
#A8E2FA #A8B9FA #C0A8FA
triadic
#A8B9FA #FAA8B9 #B9FAA8
tetradic
#A8B9FA #FAA8E2 #FAE9A8 #A8FAC0
square
#A8B9FA #FAA8E2 #FAE9A8 #A8FAC0
split-complementary
#A8B9FA #FAC0A8 #E2FAA8
monochromatic
#345CF3 #6E8AF7 #A8B9FA #E2E8FD #E2E8FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#A8B9FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#A8B9FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8B9FA
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8B9FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8B9FA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5BFFD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB8F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91C6D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8b9fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 185, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.094 272.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4cdfc',
500: '#a8b9fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8b9fa; $custom-light: #c4cdfc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8b9fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 185,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.561,
"s": 89.13,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79648,
"c": 0.09449,
"h": 272.8
},
"luminance": 0.49925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8B9FA
secondary
#F5EFD6
accent
#B600E6
background
#FCFCFF
surface
#F8F9FF
border
#D1D2D7
text
#131317
muted
#828285