#A8A9CD Color

#A8A9CD is rgb(168, 169, 205) in RGB and hsl(238, 27%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A9CD

HEX#A8A9CD

RGBrgb(168, 169, 205)

HSLhsl(238, 27%, 73%)

HSVhsv(238, 18%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.052 283.8)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A9CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A9CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A9CD Complementary#CDCCA8 Analogous#A8BBCD Analogous#B9A8CD Triadic#CDA8A9 Triadic#A9CDA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A9CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B6D4 #BEBFDA #CBCCE1 #D5D5E7 #E2E2EE #ECECF4

Shades

#8789BA #6769A8 #50528B #3F416E #2D2E4E #1A1B2D

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