#A9AFFE#A9AFFE
#A9AFFE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.113 H 280.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9AFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 175, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 98%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.71, 15.82, -39.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.71, 42.81, 291.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% 0.0197 -0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.113 280.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5766, 46.2491, 100.0616) |
| Luminance | 0.4625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.01
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.66
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.14
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.94
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 9.14
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9AFFE #FEF8A9
analogous
#A9D9FE #A9AFFE #CDA9FE
triadic
#A9AFFE #FEA9AF #AFFEA9
tetradic
#A9AFFE #FEA9D9 #FEF8A9 #A9FECD
square
#A9AFFE #FEA9D9 #FEF8A9 #A9FECD
split-complementary
#A9AFFE #FECDA9 #D9FEA9
monochromatic
#303EFD #6D77FD #A9AFFE #E1E3FF #E1E3FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#A9AFFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.25
#A9AFFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9AFFE
10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9AFFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9AFFE | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B8FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92B2FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92BECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9affe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 175, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.113 280.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c6ff',
500: '#a9affe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9affe; $custom-light: #c5c6ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9affe",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 175,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.765,
"s": 97.701,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77924,
"c": 0.11255,
"h": 280.1
},
"luminance": 0.46251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9AFFE
secondary
#F7F4D4
accent
#D500E6
background
#FCFCFF
surface
#F8F8FF
border
#D1D1D7
text
#131318
muted
#828286