All About Color #A8A9CD

#A8A9CD

About #A8A9CD

#A8A9CD is a light blue color with the hex code #A8A9CD. In RGB it is red 168, green 169, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 238°, saturation 27%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 18%, 18%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.22:1 on black.

#A8A9CD Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, A9, CD
CMYK18.05%, 17.56%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal168, 169, 205
HSL238°, 27%, 73%
RGB Octal250, 251, 315
HSV (HSB)238.38°, 18.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101001, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.25, 7.11, -18.40
RGB Percent65.88%, 66.27%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.25, 19.72, 291.12
XYZ41.36, 41.11, 63.51
CIE-L*UV70.25, -2.63, -29.49
xyY0.28, 0.28, 41.11
Hunter-Lab64.12, 2.93, -13.85
RYB65.88%, 66.26%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8A9CD on a dark background: contrast 9.22:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8A9CD on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8A9CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8A9CD · #E2E2EE · #6D6FAB · #CDCCA8 · #EEEEE2

Analogous palette

#A8CDCC · #A8BBCD · #A8A9CD · #B9A8CD · #CCA8CD

Triadic palette

#A8A9CD · #CDA8A9 · #A9CDA8 · #E2E2EE · #EEE2E2

Tetradic palette

#A8A9CD · #CDA8BB · #CDCCA8 · #A8CDB9 · #6D6FAB

Monochromatic palette

#50528B · #7779B1 · #A8A9CD · #D8D9E9 · #EFEFF6

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