#AAA9E8#AAA9E8
#AAA9E8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.090 H 284.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAA9E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 169, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 58%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 27%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 27.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.38, 13.99, -31.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.38, 34.41, 293.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.86% 0.0229 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.86% 0.09 284.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3273, 42.7472, 82.1912) |
| Luminance | 0.4275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.04
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.37
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.22
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.62
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAA9E8 #E7E8A9
analogous
#A9C7E8 #AAA9E8 #C9A9E8
triadic
#AAA9E8 #E8AAA9 #A9E8AA
tetradic
#AAA9E8 #E8A9C7 #E7E8A9 #A9E8C9
square
#AAA9E8 #E8A9C7 #E7E8A9 #A9E8C9
split-complementary
#AAA9E8 #E8C9A9 #C7E8A9
monochromatic
#4B48CE #7A79DB #AAA9E8 #DAD9F5 #E7E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#AAA9E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#AAA9E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAA9E8
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAA9E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAA9E8 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98B1EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96ADE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BB4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaa9e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 169, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.090 284.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4c2ef',
500: '#aaa9e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaa9e8; $custom-light: #c4c2ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaa9e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 169,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.952,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75856,
"c": 0.08986,
"h": 284.8
},
"luminance": 0.42748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAA9E8
secondary
#EFF0DB
accent
#C520C3
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F7FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131216
muted
#828184