All About Color #A8A8FF

#A8A8FF

About #A8A8FF

#A8A8FF is a very light blue color with the hex code #A8A8FF. In RGB it is red 168, green 168, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 100%, lightness 83%; in CMYK it is 34%, 34%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.16:1 on white and 9.71:1 on black.

#A8A8FF Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A8, FF
CMYK34.12%, 34.12%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal168, 168, 255
HSL240°, 100%, 83%
RGB Octal250, 250, 377
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 34.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101000, 11111111
CIE-L*AB71.93, 19.73, -43.11
RGB Percent65.88%, 65.88%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH71.93, 47.42, 294.59
XYZ48.20, 43.55, 100.47
CIE-L*UV71.93, -5.22, -72.46
xyY0.25, 0.23, 43.55
Hunter-Lab65.99, 14.89, -44.07
RYB65.88%, 65.88%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A8FF on a dark background: contrast 9.71:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A8FF on a light background: contrast 2.16:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A8FF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A8FF · #E5E5FF · #4D4DFF · #FFFFA8 · #FFFFE5

Analogous palette

#A8FFFF · #A8D4FF · #A8A8FF · #D4A8FF · #FFA8FF

Triadic palette

#A8A8FF · #FFA8A8 · #A8FFA8 · #E5E5FF · #FFE5E5

Tetradic palette

#A8A8FF · #FFA8D4 · #FFFFA8 · #A8FFD4 · #4D4DFF

Monochromatic palette

#0F0FFF · #5C5CFF · #A8A8FF · #E5E5FF · #E5E5FF

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