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#A8B7EB Color

#A8B7EB is rgb(168, 183, 235) in RGB, hsl(227, 63%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8B7EB
HEX#A8B7EB
RGBrgb(168, 183, 235)
HSLhsl(227, 63%, 79%)
HSVhsv(227, 29%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.076 272.1)
LABlab(74.63% 3.39 -27.94)
LCHlch(74.63% 28.15 276.92)

What #A8B7EB 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 #A8B7EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.74Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.67Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.99Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.69Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.13Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 12.2

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

#A8B7EB Channel Values

How #A8B7EB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 63% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 29% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8B7EB 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8B7EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8B7EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8B7EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8B7EB
Complementary
#EBDDA8
Analogous
#A8D8EB
Analogous
#BBA8EB
Triadic
#EBA8B6
Triadic
#B6EBA8
Split comp.
#EBBBA8
Split comp.
#D8EBA8

Tints & Shades of #A8B7EB

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

#B4C1EE
#BCC8F0
#C9D2F3
#D5DCF6
#E2E7F8
#EAEEFA

Shades

#7A90E1
#506ED7
#2C4DC3
#223B96
#182968
#0E193E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8B7EB.

How #A8B7EB 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#A8B7EB
Protanopia#B5B5EB
Protanomaly#B0B6EB
Deuteranopia#B2B2EB
Deuteranomaly#AEB4EB
Tritanopia#9FBFBF
Tritanomaly#A3BCD2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #A8B7EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8b7eb: #A8B7EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8B7EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8b7eb': '#A8B7EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.718, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_a8b7eb">#A8B7EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8B7EB"

More Blue Colors

#A8B7EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A8B7EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8B7EB?

#A8B7EB is a light blue — rgb(168, 183, 235) in RGB and hsl(227, 63%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #A8B7EB?

#A8B7EB is rgb(168, 183, 235) — red 168, green 183, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8B7EB?

#A8B7EB converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8B7EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8B7EB scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8B7EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8B7EB 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 14.47, which is visibly different.

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