#A8B8DC Color

#A8B8DC is rgb(168, 184, 220) in RGB and hsl(222, 43%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8DC

HEX#A8B8DC

RGBrgb(168, 184, 220)

HSLhsl(222, 43%, 76%)

HSVhsv(222, 24%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.054 266.3)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8DC Complementary#DCCCA7 Analogous#A7D2DC Analogous#B2A7DC Triadic#DCA7B7 Triadic#B7DCA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2C0E0 #BDC9E5 #C8D2E9 #D7DEEF #E2E7F3 #EDF0F8

Shades

#8399CE #5B79BE #415FA4 #334A80 #24355B #141E33

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