#AAA5CE#AAA5CE
#AAA5CE is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.059 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 165, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 29%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 20%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, 10.18, -20.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 22.63, 296.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% 0.0206 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.059 290.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1708, 39.9121, 63.9153) |
| Luminance | 0.3991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.54
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 9.76
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.83
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.86
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA5CE #C9CEA5
analogous
#A5B4CE #AAA5CE #BEA5CE
triadic
#AAA5CE #CEAAA5 #A5CEAA
tetradic
#AAA5CE #CEA5B4 #C9CEA5 #A5CEBE
square
#AAA5CE #CEA5B4 #C9CEA5 #A5CEBE
split-complementary
#AAA5CE #CEBEA5 #B4CEA5
monochromatic
#6158A1 #857DB8 #AAA5CE #CFCDE4 #ECEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#AAA5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#AAA5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA5CE
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA5CE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAAD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3ABB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 165, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.059 290.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3bfdd',
500: '#aaa5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa5ce; $custom-light: #c3bfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 165,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.317,
"s": 29.496,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74009,
"c": 0.05884,
"h": 290.5
},
"luminance": 0.39913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA5CE
secondary
#E9EBE0
accent
#A83D9B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183