#AAA6C8#AAA6C8
#AAA6C8 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.049 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA6C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 166, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 24%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 17%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, 8.31, -16.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 18.75, 296.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.98% 0.0171 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.98% 0.049 290.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6369, 39.9883, 60.2100) |
| Luminance | 0.3999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.70
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.12
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 10.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.89
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.05
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 11.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA6C8 #C4C8A6
analogous
#A6B3C8 #AAA6C8 #BBA6C8
triadic
#AAA6C8 #C8AAA6 #A6C8AA
tetradic
#AAA6C8 #C8A6B3 #C4C8A6 #A6C8BB
square
#AAA6C8 #C8A6B3 #C4C8A6 #A6C8BB
split-complementary
#AAA6C8 #C8BBA6 #B3C8A6
monochromatic
#645D97 #8680B1 #AAA6C8 #CECCDF #EDECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#AAA6C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#AAA6C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA6C8
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA6C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA6C8 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EAACA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA9C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4ABB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa6c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 166, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.049 290.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c0d8',
500: '#aaa6c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa6c8; $custom-light: #c3c0d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa6c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 166,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.059,
"s": 23.611,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73984,
"c": 0.04876,
"h": 290.6
},
"luminance": 0.39989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA6C8
secondary
#E8E9E1
accent
#A24397
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183