#AAA8C2#AAA8C2
#AAA8C2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.037 H 289.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA8C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 168, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 18%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 13%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, 5.91, -13.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 14.29, 294.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% 0.0121 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.037 289) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3158, 40.4461, 56.7114) |
| Luminance | 0.4045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.21
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 10.29
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 11.08
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.47
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 11.48
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 11.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA8C2 #C0C2A8
analogous
#A8B3C2 #AAA8C2 #B7A8C2
triadic
#AAA8C2 #C2AAA8 #A8C2AA
tetradic
#AAA8C2 #C2A8B3 #C0C2A8 #A8C2B7
square
#AAA8C2 #C2A8B3 #C0C2A8 #A8C2B7
split-complementary
#AAA8C2 #C2B7A8 #B3C2A8
monochromatic
#66638D #8784A9 #AAA8C2 #CDCCDB #EDEDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#AAA8C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#AAA8C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA8C2
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA8C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA8C2 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2ABC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2AAC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5ACB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa8c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 168, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.037 289.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c1d4',
500: '#aaa8c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa8c2; $custom-light: #c3c1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa8c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 168,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.615,
"s": 17.568,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74172,
"c": 0.03718,
"h": 289
},
"luminance": 0.40446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA8C2
secondary
#E6E6DF
accent
#9C4A96
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183