#A9B1EE#A9B1EE
#A9B1EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.088 H 278.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B1EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 177, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 67%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 25.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.58, 10.71, -31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.58, 33.10, 288.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.61% 0.0127 -0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.61% 0.088 278.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5128, 46.0510, 87.2577) |
| Luminance | 0.4605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.76
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.29
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.98
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.25
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.85
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B1EE #EEE6A9
analogous
#A9D4EE #A9B1EE #C3A9EE
triadic
#A9B1EE #EEA9B1 #B1EEA9
tetradic
#A9B1EE #EEA9D4 #EEE6A9 #A9EEC3
square
#A9B1EE #EEA9D4 #EEE6A9 #A9EEC3
split-complementary
#A9B1EE #EEC3A9 #D4EEA9
monochromatic
#4354DA #7683E4 #A9B1EE #DCDFF8 #E5E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#A9B1EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#A9B1EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B1EE
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B1EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B1EE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB7F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB2EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97BCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b1ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 177, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.088 278.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c8f3',
500: '#a9b1ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b1ee; $custom-light: #c4c8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b1ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 177,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.043,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77615,
"c": 0.08753,
"h": 278.4
},
"luminance": 0.46052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B1EE
secondary
#F1EFDA
accent
#BA17CF
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#131317
muted
#828285