All About Color #A8B9CC

#A8B9CC

About #A8B9CC

#A8B9CC is a light blue color with the hex code #A8B9CC. In RGB it is red 168, green 185, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 26%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 18%, 9%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.00:1 on white and 10.48:1 on black.

#A8B9CC Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, B9, CC
CMYK17.65%, 9.31%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal168, 185, 204
HSL212°, 26%, 73%
RGB Octal250, 271, 314
HSV (HSB)211.67°, 17.65%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10101000, 10111001, 11001100
CIE-L*AB74.43, -1.85, -11.56
RGB Percent65.88%, 72.55%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH74.43, 11.70, 260.89
XYZ44.40, 47.38, 63.93
CIE-L*UV74.43, -9.96, -17.40
xyY0.29, 0.30, 47.38
Hunter-Lab68.83, -5.33, -6.88
RYB65.88%, 70.41%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8B9CC on a dark background: contrast 10.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A8B9CC on a light background: contrast 2.00:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8B9CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8B9CC · #E2E8EE · #6E8AAA · #CCBBA8 · #EEE8E2

Analogous palette

#A8CCBB · #A8CBCC · #A8B9CC · #A9A8CC · #BBA8CC

Triadic palette

#A8B9CC · #CCA8B9 · #B9CCA8 · #E2E8EE · #EEE2E8

Tetradic palette

#A8B9CC · #CCA8CB · #CCBBA8 · #A8CCA9 · #6E8AAA

Monochromatic palette

#516C8A · #7892B0 · #A8B9CC · #D8E0E8 · #EFF2F6

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