What color is #A8B0E8?

#A8B0E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B0E8?

The RGB value is 168, 176, 232: 168 red, 176 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B0E8?

The complementary color is #E8E0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B0E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B0E8 color

#A8B0E8 rgb(168, 176, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8B0E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 69% green and 91% blue (168, 176, 232).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 58% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#A8B0E8 color codes

HEX	`#A8B0E8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 176, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 69%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 58%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, 9.51, -28.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 30.45, 288.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.235, 45.2, 82.617)`
Decimal	`11055336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B0E8, 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 #A8B0E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B0E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #A8B0E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b0e8; }
.text { color: #a8b0e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b0e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 176 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b0e8, #c0a8e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #A8B0E8?: #A8B0E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B0E8?: The RGB value is 168, 176, 232: 168 red, 176 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B0E8?: The complementary color is #E8E0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B0E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.