What color is #A8A6C1?

#A8A6C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A6C1?

The RGB value is 168, 166, 193: 168 red, 166 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A6C1?

The complementary color is #BFC1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A6C1 color

#A8A6C1 rgb(168, 166, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8A6C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.1% green and 75.7% blue (168, 166, 193).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#A8A6C1 color codes

HEX	`#A8A6C1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 166, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.07, 6.14, -13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.07, 14.87, 294.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.408, 39.447, 55.98)`
Decimal	`11052737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A6C1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8A6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8A6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a6c1; }
.text { color: #a8a6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 166 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a6c1, #b5a6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8A6C1?: #A8A6C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A6C1?: The RGB value is 168, 166, 193: 168 red, 166 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A6C1?: The complementary color is #BFC1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.