#AAA5CB#AAA5CB
#AAA5CB is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.055 H 291.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA5CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 165, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 27%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 19%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, 9.52, -18.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 20.99, 296.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.9% 0.0196 -0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.9% 0.055 291) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8098, 39.7678, 62.0143) |
| Luminance | 0.3977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.77
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.96
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.23
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.37
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA5CB #C6CBA5
analogous
#A5B3CB #AAA5CB #BDA5CB
triadic
#AAA5CB #CBAAA5 #A5CBAA
tetradic
#AAA5CB #CBA5B3 #C6CBA5 #A5CBBD
square
#AAA5CB #CBA5B3 #C6CBA5 #A5CBBD
split-complementary
#AAA5CB #CBBDA5 #B3CBA5
monochromatic
#635A9C #857EB5 #AAA5CB #CFCCE1 #EDECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#AAA5CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#AAA5CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA5CB
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA5CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA5CB | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DAACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA8CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4ABB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa5cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 165, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.055 291.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bfdb',
500: '#aaa5cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa5cb; $custom-light: #c3bfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa5cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 165,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.895,
"s": 26.761,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73895,
"c": 0.05456,
"h": 291
},
"luminance": 0.39768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA5CB
secondary
#E9EAE1
accent
#A54098
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121215
muted
#818183