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#A8B7CC Color

#A8B7CC is rgb(168, 183, 204) in RGB, hsl(215, 26%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8B7CC
HEX#A8B7CC
RGBrgb(168, 183, 204)
HSLhsl(215, 26%, 73%)
HSVhsv(215, 18%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.034 256.8)
LABlab(73.75% -2.07 -12.52)
LCHlch(73.75% 12.69 260.61)

What #A8B7CC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A8B7CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.44Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.14Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.26Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8.42Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.63Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A8B7CC Channel Values

How #A8B7CC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 183 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 26% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 18% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8B7CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8B7CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8B7CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8B7CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8B7CC
Complementary
#CCBDA8
Analogous
#A8C9CC
Analogous
#ABA8CC
Triadic
#CCA8B7
Triadic
#B7CCA8
Split comp.
#CCABA8
Split comp.
#C9CCA8

Tints & Shades of #A8B7CC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5C2D4
#BFCAD9
#CCD4E1
#D5DCE6
#E2E7EE
#ECEFF4

Shades

#889DB9
#6882A6
#51698A
#40536D
#2D3B4D
#1A222D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8B7CC.

How #A8B7CC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A8B7CC
Protanopia#B5B5CC
Protanomaly#B0B6CC
Deuteranopia#B2B2CC
Deuteranomaly#AEB4CC
Tritanopia#A5BABA
Tritanomaly#A6B9C1
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A8B7CC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a8b7cc: #A8B7CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8B7CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8b7cc': '#A8B7CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.718, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_a8b7cc">#A8B7CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8B7CC"

More Blue Colors

#A8B7CC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A8B7CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8B7CC?

#A8B7CC is a light blue — rgb(168, 183, 204) in RGB and hsl(215, 26%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #A8B7CC?

#A8B7CC is rgb(168, 183, 204) — red 168, green 183, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8B7CC?

#A8B7CC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8B7CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8B7CC scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8B7CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8B7CC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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