What color is #A8A8E0?

#A8A8E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A8E0?

The RGB value is 168, 168, 224: 168 red, 168 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A8E0?

The complementary color is #E0E0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A8E0 color

#A8A8E0 rgb(168, 168, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8A8E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.9% green and 87.8% blue (168, 168, 224).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#A8A8E0 color codes

HEX	`#A8A8E0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 168, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, 12.04, -28.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 30.64, 293.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.602, 41.711, 76.26)`
Decimal	`11053280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A8E0, 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 #A8A8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #A8A8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a8e0; }
.text { color: #a8a8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 168 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a8e0, #c4a8e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #A8A8E0?: #A8A8E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A8E0?: The RGB value is 168, 168, 224: 168 red, 168 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A8E0?: The complementary color is #E0E0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.