#A8A5C0 Color

#A8A5C0 is rgb(168, 165, 192) in RGB and hsl(247, 18%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A5C0

HEX#A8A5C0

RGBrgb(168, 165, 192)

HSLhsl(247, 18%, 70%)

HSVhsv(247, 14%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.039 290.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A5C0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A5C0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A5C0 Complementary#BDC0A5 Analogous#A5AFC0 Analogous#B6A5C0 Triadic#C0A8A5 Triadic#A5C0A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A5C0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B1C9 #BFBDD1 #CBC9D9 #D6D5E2 #E2E1EA #EEEDF2

Shades

#8E8AAD #716C99 #5C587E #464360 #333045 #1D1B27

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