What color is #A8ADCA?

#A8ADCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8ADCA?

The RGB value is 168, 173, 202: 168 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8ADCA?

The complementary color is #CAC5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8ADCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8ADCA color

#A8ADCA rgb(168, 173, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8ADCA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.8% green and 79.2% blue (168, 173, 202).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#A8ADCA color codes

HEX	`#A8ADCA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 173, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 4.23, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 15.88, 285.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.75, 42.476, 61.865)`
Decimal	`11054538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8ADCA, 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 #A8ADCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8ADCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #A8ADCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8adca; }
.text { color: #a8adca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8adca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 173 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8adca, #b4a8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8ADCA?: #A8ADCA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8ADCA?: The RGB value is 168, 173, 202: 168 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8ADCA?: The complementary color is #CAC5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8ADCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.