What color is #A8ACCF?

#A8ACCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ACCF?

The RGB value is 168, 172, 207: 168 red, 172 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ACCF?

The complementary color is #CFCBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ACCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ACCF color

#A8ACCF rgb(168, 172, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8ACCF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.5% green and 81.2% blue (168, 172, 207).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#A8ACCF color codes

HEX	`#A8ACCF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 172, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, 5.89, -18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 19.13, 287.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.161, 42.334, 64.969)`
Decimal	`11054287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ACCF, 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 #A8ACCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ACCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #A8ACCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8accf; }
.text { color: #a8accf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8accf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 172 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8accf, #b8a8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8ACCF?: #A8ACCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ACCF?: The RGB value is 168, 172, 207: 168 red, 172 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ACCF?: The complementary color is #CFCBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ACCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.