#A9B2EA#A9B2EA
#A9B2EA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.081 H 277.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B2EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 178, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 61%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 28%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.68, 9.18, -28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.68, 30.41, 287.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.65% 0.0102 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.65% 0.081 277.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1299, 46.2150, 84.2632) |
| Luminance | 0.4622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.50
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.37
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.67
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.68
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.84
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B2EA #EAE1A9
analogous
#A9D3EA #A9B2EA #C1A9EA
triadic
#A9B2EA #EAA9B2 #B2EAA9
tetradic
#A9B2EA #EAA9D3 #EAE1A9 #A9EAC1
square
#A9B2EA #EAA9D3 #EAE1A9 #A9EAC1
split-complementary
#A9B2EA #EAC1A9 #D3EAA9
monochromatic
#475AD2 #7886DE #A9B2EA #DADEF6 #E6E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#A9B2EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#A9B2EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B2EA
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B2EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B2EA | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B8EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB3E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99BCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b2ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 178, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.081 277.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c8f1',
500: '#a9b2ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b2ea; $custom-light: #c4c8f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b2ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 178,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.692,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77648,
"c": 0.08062,
"h": 277.3
},
"luminance": 0.46216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B2EA
secondary
#F0EDDB
accent
#B11DC8
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#131316
muted
#828284