#AAA9CC#AAA9CC
#AAA9CC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.050 H 286.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 169, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 26%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 17%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.37, 7.52, -17.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.37, 19.18, 293.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.74% 0.0142 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.74% 0.05 286.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6622, 41.2811, 62.8881) |
| Luminance | 0.4128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.90
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.43
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.22
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 10.93
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.13
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 11.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA9CC #CBCCA9
analogous
#A9B9CC #AAA9CC #BBA9CC
triadic
#AAA9CC #CCAAA9 #A9CCAA
tetradic
#AAA9CC #CCA9B9 #CBCCA9 #A9CCBB
square
#AAA9CC #CCA9B9 #CBCCA9 #A9CCBB
split-complementary
#AAA9CC #CCBBA9 #B9CCA9
monochromatic
#5F5D9D #8483B5 #AAA9CC #D0CFE3 #ECECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#AAA9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#AAA9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA9CC
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA9CC | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3AFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 169, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.050 286.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c2db',
500: '#aaa9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa9cc; $custom-light: #c3c2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 169,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.714,
"s": 25.547,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74738,
"c": 0.05002,
"h": 286.4
},
"luminance": 0.41282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA9CC
secondary
#EAEAE1
accent
#A441A1
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#121215
muted
#818183