#A9B2EE#A9B2EE
#A9B2EE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.086 H 277.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B2EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 178, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 67%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 25.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.83, 10.15, -30.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.83, 32.55, 288.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.81% 0.0114 -0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.81% 0.086 277.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7110, 46.4475, 87.3238) |
| Luminance | 0.4645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.59
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.02
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.84
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.41
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.68
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B2EE #EEE5A9
analogous
#A9D5EE #A9B2EE #C3A9EE
triadic
#A9B2EE #EEA9B2 #B2EEA9
tetradic
#A9B2EE #EEA9D5 #EEE5A9 #A9EEC3
square
#A9B2EE #EEA9D5 #EEE5A9 #A9EEC3
split-complementary
#A9B2EE #EEC3A9 #D5EEA9
monochromatic
#4356DA #7684E4 #A9B2EE #DCE0F8 #E5E8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#A9B2EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#A9B2EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B2EE
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B2EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B2EE | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B8F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB3EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97BDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b2ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 178, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.086 277.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c8f3',
500: '#a9b2ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b2ee; $custom-light: #c4c8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b2ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 178,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.174,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77814,
"c": 0.08624,
"h": 277.6
},
"luminance": 0.46449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B2EE
secondary
#F1EEDA
accent
#B717CF
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F8F8FD
border
#D1D1D5
text
#131317
muted
#828285