#AAAAC9#AAAAC9
#AAAAC9 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.044 H 285.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAAAC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 170, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 22%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 15%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.4%, 15.4%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.53, 6.31, -15.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.53, 16.96, 291.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.83% 0.0117 -0.0427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.83% 0.044 285.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4926, 41.5121, 61.0736) |
| Luminance | 0.4151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.07
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.87
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.60
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 10.77
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 11.13
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 11.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAAAC9 #C9C9AA
analogous
#AAB9C9 #AAAAC9 #B9AAC9
triadic
#AAAAC9 #C9AAAA #AAC9AA
tetradic
#AAAAC9 #C9AAB9 #C9C9AA #AAC9B9
square
#AAAAC9 #C9AAB9 #C9C9AA #AAC9B9
split-complementary
#AAAAC9 #C9B9AA #B9C9AA
monochromatic
#616198 #8585B1 #AAAAC9 #CFCFE1 #ECECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#AAAAC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#AAAAC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAAAC9
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAAAC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAAAC9 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3ADCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4AFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aaaac9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 170, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.044 285.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3c3d9',
500: '#aaaac9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aaaac9; $custom-light: #c3c3d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aaaac9",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 170,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 22.302,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7483,
"c": 0.04429,
"h": 285.3
},
"luminance": 0.41513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAAAC9
secondary
#E9E9E2
accent
#A145A1
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F7FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#121214
muted
#818183