#A8B0E6 Color

#A8B0E6 is rgb(168, 176, 230) in RGB and hsl(232, 55%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B0E6

HEX#A8B0E6

RGBrgb(168, 176, 230)

HSLhsl(232, 55%, 78%)

HSVhsv(232, 27%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.078 277.9)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B0E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B0E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B0E6 Complementary#E6DEA8 Analogous#A8CFE6 Analogous#BFA8E6 Triadic#E6A8B0 Triadic#B0E6A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B0E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4BBE9 #C0C6ED #CCD0F0 #D4D8F2 #DFE2F6 #EBEDF9

Shades

#7D89D9 #5565CE #3546B6 #29378E #1D2663 #11173B

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