#A8A1C4 Color

#A8A1C4 is rgb(168, 161, 196) in RGB and hsl(252, 23%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A1C4

HEX#A8A1C4

RGBrgb(168, 161, 196)

HSLhsl(252, 23%, 70%)

HSVhsv(252, 18%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.051 294.3)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A1C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A1C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A1C4 Complementary#BDC4A1 Analogous#A1ABC4 Analogous#BAA1C4 Triadic#C4A8A1 Triadic#A1C4A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A1C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4ADCC #BFBAD4 #CBC7DC #D6D3E4 #E2E0EB #EEECF3

Shades

#8E85B2 #71659F #5C5284 #463F64 #332D48 #1D1A29

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