#A8B8E1 Color

#A8B8E1 is rgb(168, 184, 225) in RGB and hsl(223, 49%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B8E1

HEX#A8B8E1

RGBrgb(168, 184, 225)

HSLhsl(223, 49%, 77%)

HSVhsv(223, 25%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.061 268.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B8E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B8E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B8E1 Complementary#E1D1A8 Analogous#A8D5E1 Analogous#B4A8E1 Triadic#E1A8B8 Triadic#B8E1A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B8E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C1E5 #BECAE9 #CAD4ED #D5DDF1 #E1E6F5 #ECF0F8

Shades

#8299D4 #5877C6 #3C5CAF #2E4685 #21325F #121C35

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