All About Color #A8A8CC

#A8A8CC

About #A8A8CC

#A8A8CC is a light blue color with the hex code #A8A8CC. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 26%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 18%, 18%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.14:1 on black.

#A8A8CC Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, CC
CMYK17.65%, 17.65%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 204
HSL240°, 26%, 73%
RGB Octal250, 250, 314
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 17.65%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 11001100
CIE-L*AB69.96, 7.44, -18.29
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH69.96, 19.75, 292.12
XYZ41.05, 40.69, 62.82
CIE-L*UV69.96, -2.11, -29.36
xyY0.28, 0.28, 40.69
Hunter-Lab63.79, 3.24, -13.74
RYB65.88%, 65.88%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A8CC on a dark background: contrast 9.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A8CC on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A8CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #A8A8CC. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A8A8CC · #E2E2EE · #6E6EAA · #CCCCA8 · #EEEEE2

Analogous palette

#A8CCCC · #A8BACC · #A8A8CC · #BAA8CC · #CCA8CC

Triadic palette

#A8A8CC · #CCA8A8 · #A8CCA8 · #E2E2EE · #EEE2E2

Tetradic palette

#A8A8CC · #CCA8BA · #CCCCA8 · #A8CCBA · #6E6EAA

Monochromatic palette

#51518A · #7878B0 · #A8A8CC · #D8D8E8 · #EFEFF6

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