#A9B8FC#A9B8FC
#A9B8FC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.098 H 274.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9B8FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 184, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 93%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 33%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.9%, 27%, 0%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.91, 10.31, -35.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.91, 36.76, 286.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.6% 0.0075 -0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.6% 0.098 274.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0684, 49.7424, 98.9871) |
| Luminance | 0.4974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.58
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.76
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.22
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.42
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.88
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9B8FC #FCEDA9
analogous
#A9E1FC #A9B8FC #C4A9FC
triadic
#A9B8FC #FCA9B8 #B8FCA9
tetradic
#A9B8FC #FCA9E1 #FCEDA9 #A9FCC4
square
#A9B8FC #FCA9E1 #FCEDA9 #A9FCC4
split-complementary
#A9B8FC #FCC4A9 #E1FCA9
monochromatic
#3356F8 #6E87FA #A9B8FC #E1E7FE #E1E7FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#A9B8FC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.95
#A9B8FC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9B8FC
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9B8FC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9B8FC | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.95 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3BFFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB8FA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92C5D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9b8fc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 184, 252); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.098 274.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4cdfd',
500: '#a9b8fc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9b8fc; $custom-light: #c4cdfd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9b8fc",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 184,
"b": 252
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.157,
"s": 93.258,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79604,
"c": 0.0982,
"h": 274.4
},
"luminance": 0.49744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9B8FC
secondary
#F6F0D5
accent
#BC00E6
background
#FCFCFF
surface
#F8F8FF
border
#D1D1D7
text
#131317
muted
#828285