#A8A9E6 Color

#A8A9E6 is rgb(168, 169, 230) in RGB and hsl(239, 55%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8A9E6

HEX#A8A9E6

RGBrgb(168, 169, 230)

HSLhsl(239, 55%, 78%)

HSVhsv(239, 27%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.087 283.4)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8A9E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8A9E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8A9E6 Complementary#E6E5A8 Analogous#A8C8E6 Analogous#C6A8E6 Triadic#E6A8A9 Triadic#A9E6A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8A9E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4B5E9 #C0C1ED #CCCCF0 #D4D4F2 #DFE0F6 #EBEBF9

Shades

#7D7ED9 #5557CE #3537B6 #292B8E #1D1E63 #11123B

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