#A8A8DC Color

#A8A8DC is rgb(168, 168, 220) in RGB and hsl(240, 43%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A8DC

HEX#A8A8DC

RGBrgb(168, 168, 220)

HSLhsl(240, 43%, 76%)

HSVhsv(240, 24%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(75% 0.074 284.5)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A8DC Complementary#DCDCA7 Analogous#A7C2DC Analogous#C2A7DC Triadic#DCA7A7 Triadic#A7DCA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2B2E0 #BDBDE5 #C8C8E9 #D7D7EF #E2E2F3 #EDEDF8

Shades

#8383CE #5B5BBE #4141A4 #333380 #24245B #141433

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