#A8B9D6 Color

#A8B9D6 is rgb(168, 185, 214) in RGB and hsl(218, 36%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A8B9D6

HEX#A8B9D6

RGBrgb(168, 185, 214)

HSLhsl(218, 36%, 75%)

HSVhsv(218, 21%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.046 261.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8B9D6 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 text10.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8B9D6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8B9D6 Complementary#D6C5A8 Analogous#A8D0D6 Analogous#AEA8D6 Triadic#D6A8B9 Triadic#B9D6A8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8B9D6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3C2DB #C1CDE2 #CBD5E7 #D5DDEB #E0E6F0 #EEF1F7

Shades

#869DC6 #6381B6 #49689C #374E76 #273753 #172031

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