#A9A8CD Color

#A9A8CD is rgb(169, 168, 205) in RGB and hsl(242, 27%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A8CD

HEX#A9A8CD

RGBrgb(169, 168, 205)

HSLhsl(242, 27%, 73%)

HSVhsv(242, 18%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.053 286.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A8CD Complementary#CCCDA8 Analogous#A8B9CD Analogous#BBA8CD Triadic#CDA9A8 Triadic#A8CDA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6B5D4 #BFBEDA #CCCBE1 #D5D5E7 #E2E2EE #ECECF4

Shades

#8987BA #6967A8 #52508B #413F6E #2E2D4E #1B1A2D

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