#AAA3D8#AAA3D8
#AAA3D8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.076 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA3D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 163, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 40%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 25%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.25, 13.57, -25.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.25, 29.28, 297.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% 0.0266 -0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.076 290.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0665, 39.6978, 70.3986) |
| Luminance | 0.3970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.82
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.94
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.02
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.08
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.21
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA3D8 #D1D8A3
analogous
#A3B7D8 #AAA3D8 #C5A3D8
triadic
#AAA3D8 #D8AAA3 #A3D8AA
tetradic
#AAA3D8 #D8A3B7 #D1D8A3 #A3D8C5
square
#AAA3D8 #D8A3B7 #D1D8A3 #A3D8C5
split-complementary
#AAA3D8 #D8C5A3 #B7D8A3
monochromatic
#5B4DB4 #8278C6 #AAA3D8 #D2CEEA #EBEAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#AAA3D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#AAA3D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA3D8
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA3D8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA3D8 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96AADA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A8D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0ACB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa3d8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 163, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.076 290.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bee4',
500: '#aaa3d8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa3d8; $custom-light: #c4bee4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa3d8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 163,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.925,
"s": 40.458,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74009,
"c": 0.07607,
"h": 290.5
},
"luminance": 0.39698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA3D8
secondary
#EBEDDE
accent
#B332A2
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183