#A8A6D9 Color

#A8A6D9 is rgb(168, 166, 217) in RGB and hsl(242, 40%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A6D9

HEX#A8A6D9

RGBrgb(168, 166, 217)

HSLhsl(242, 40%, 75%)

HSVhsv(242, 24%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.073 286.3)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 24%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A6D9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A6D9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A6D9 Complementary#D7D9A6 Analogous#A6BED9 Analogous#C1A6D9 Triadic#D9A7A6 Triadic#A6D9A7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A6D9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2B0DD #C0BFE3 #CAC9E8 #D5D4ED #DFDFF1 #EDEDF7

Shades

#8482C9 #615EBA #4845A1 #363479 #262556 #161532

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