#AAA5E5#AAA5E5
#AAA5E5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.091 H 287.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA5E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 165, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 55%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 28%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 27.9%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.25, 15.51, -31.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.25, 35.15, 296.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.95% 0.0276 -0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.95% 0.091 287.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1720, 41.1126, 79.7218) |
| Luminance | 0.4111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.83
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.43
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.70
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.24
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.38
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA5E5 #E0E5A5
analogous
#A5C0E5 #AAA5E5 #CAA5E5
triadic
#AAA5E5 #E5AAA5 #A5E5AA
tetradic
#AAA5E5 #E5A5C0 #E0E5A5 #A5E5CA
square
#AAA5E5 #E5A5C0 #E0E5A5 #A5E5CA
split-complementary
#AAA5E5 #E5CAA5 #C0E5A5
monochromatic
#5046CA #7D76D7 #AAA5E5 #D7D4F3 #E9E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#AAA5E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#AAA5E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA5E5
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA5E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA5E5 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ADE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93AAE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DB0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa5e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 165, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.091 287.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4bfed',
500: '#aaa5e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa5e5; $custom-light: #c4bfed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa5e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 165,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.688,
"s": 55.172,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74946,
"c": 0.09143,
"h": 287.6
},
"luminance": 0.41113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA5E5
secondary
#EEEFDC
accent
#C323B6
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184