All About Color #A8AEC7

#A8AEC7

About #A8AEC7

#A8AEC7 is a light blue color with the hex code #A8AEC7. In RGB it is red 168, green 174, blue 199; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 22%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 16%, 13%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.20:1 on white and 9.54:1 on black.

#A8AEC7 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, AE, C7
CMYK15.58%, 12.56%, 0.00%, 21.96%
RGB Decimal168, 174, 199
HSL228°, 22%, 72%
RGB Octal250, 256, 307
HSV (HSB)228.39°, 15.58%, 78.04%
RGB Binary10101000, 10101110, 11000111
CIE-L*AB71.36, 3.03, -13.42
RGB Percent65.88%, 68.24%, 78.04%
CIE-L*CH71.36, 13.76, 282.73
XYZ41.59, 42.72, 60.09
CIE-L*UV71.36, -4.61, -20.99
xyY0.29, 0.30, 42.72
Hunter-Lab65.36, -0.79, -8.75
RYB65.88%, 67.85%, 78.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8AEC7 on a dark background: contrast 9.54:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8AEC7 on a light background: contrast 2.20:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8AEC7, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8AEC7 · #E0E2EB · #707AA4 · #C7C1A8 · #EBE9E0

Analogous palette

#A8C7C1 · #A8BEC7 · #A8AEC7 · #B1A8C7 · #C1A8C7

Triadic palette

#A8AEC7 · #C7A8AE · #AEC7A8 · #E0E2EB · #EBE0E2

Tetradic palette

#A8AEC7 · #C7A8BE · #C7C1A8 · #A8C7B1 · #707AA4

Monochromatic palette

#545D83 · #7983A9 · #A8AEC7 · #D7D9E5 · #EFF1F5

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