All About Color #A8A8CD

#A8A8CD

About #A8A8CD

#A8A8CD is a light blue color with the hex code #A8A8CD. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 27%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 18%, 18%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.30:1 on white and 9.15:1 on black.

#A8A8CD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, CD
CMYK18.05%, 18.05%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 205
HSL240°, 27%, 73%
RGB Octal250, 250, 315
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 18.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB69.99, 7.66, -18.79
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH69.99, 20.29, 292.18
XYZ41.17, 40.74, 63.45
CIE-L*UV69.99, -2.17, -30.19
xyY0.28, 0.28, 40.74
Hunter-Lab63.83, 3.44, -14.26
RYB65.88%, 65.88%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A8CD on a dark background: contrast 9.15:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A8CD on a light background: contrast 2.30:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A8CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A8CD · #E2E2EE · #6D6DAB · #CDCDA8 · #EEEEE2

Analogous palette

#A8CDCD · #A8BACD · #A8A8CD · #BAA8CD · #CDA8CD

Triadic palette

#A8A8CD · #CDA8A8 · #A8CDA8 · #E2E2EE · #EEE2E2

Tetradic palette

#A8A8CD · #CDA8BA · #CDCDA8 · #A8CDBA · #6D6DAB

Monochromatic palette

#50508B · #7777B1 · #A8A8CD · #D8D8E9 · #EFEFF6

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