What color is #A8B1CF?

#A8B1CF 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 #A8B1CF?

The RGB value is 168, 177, 207: 168 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B1CF?

The complementary color is #CFC6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B1CF color

#A8B1CF rgb(168, 177, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8B1CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 69.4% green and 81.2% blue (168, 177, 207).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#A8B1CF color codes

HEX	`#A8B1CF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 177, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 69.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, 3.14, -16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 16.52, 280.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.13, 44.273, 65.293)`
Decimal	`11055567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B1CF, 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 #A8B1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #A8B1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b1cf; }
.text { color: #a8b1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 177 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b1cf, #b3a8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8B1CF?: #A8B1CF 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 #A8B1CF?: The RGB value is 168, 177, 207: 168 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B1CF?: The complementary color is #CFC6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.