All About Color #A8A8BD

#A8A8BD

About #A8A8BD

#A8A8BD is a light blue color with the hex code #A8A8BD. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 14%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 11%, 11%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.00:1 on black.

#A8A8BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, BD
CMYK11.11%, 11.11%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 189
HSL240°, 14%, 70%
RGB Octal250, 250, 275
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 11.11%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 10111101
CIE-L*AB69.47, 4.19, -10.74
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH69.47, 11.53, 291.33
XYZ39.34, 40.00, 53.79
CIE-L*UV69.47, -1.21, -16.90
xyY0.30, 0.30, 40.00
Hunter-Lab63.25, 0.33, -6.15
RYB65.88%, 65.88%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A8BD on a dark background: contrast 9.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A8BD on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A8BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A8BD · #DCDCE5 · #737396 · #BDBDA8 · #E5E5DC

Analogous palette

#A8BDBD · #A8B3BD · #A8A8BD · #B3A8BD · #BDA8BD

Triadic palette

#A8A8BD · #BDA8A8 · #A8BDA8 · #DCDCE5 · #E5DCDC

Tetradic palette

#A8A8BD · #BDA8B3 · #BDBDA8 · #A8BDB3 · #737396

Monochromatic palette

#585874 · #7C7C9C · #A8A8BD · #D3D3DE · #F0F0F4

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