All About Color #A8A9BD

#A8A9BD

About #A8A9BD

#A8A9BD is a light blue color with the hex code #A8A9BD. In RGB it is red 168, green 169, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 237°, saturation 14%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 11%, 11%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

#A8A9BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A9, BD
CMYK11.11%, 10.58%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal168, 169, 189
HSL237°, 14%, 70%
RGB Octal250, 251, 275
HSV (HSB)237.14°, 11.11%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101001, 10111101
CIE-L*AB69.74, 3.64, -10.35
RGB Percent65.88%, 66.27%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH69.74, 10.97, 289.40
XYZ39.52, 40.37, 53.85
CIE-L*UV69.74, -1.69, -16.21
xyY0.30, 0.30, 40.37
Hunter-Lab63.54, -0.17, -5.77
RYB65.88%, 66.26%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A9BD on a dark background: contrast 9.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A9BD on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A9BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A9BD · #DCDDE5 · #737596 · #BDBCA8 · #E5E4DC

Analogous palette

#A8BDBC · #A8B4BD · #A8A9BD · #B1A8BD · #BCA8BD

Triadic palette

#A8A9BD · #BDA8A9 · #A9BDA8 · #DCDDE5 · #E5DCDD

Tetradic palette

#A8A9BD · #BDA8B4 · #BDBCA8 · #A8BDB1 · #737596

Monochromatic palette

#585974 · #7C7E9C · #A8A9BD · #D3D4DE · #F0F1F4

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